The document discusses two types of reports: informational reports and analytical reports. Informational reports provide data, facts, and information without analysis or recommendations, while analytical reports provide both information and analysis along with recommendations. The key difference between the two is that analytical reports include analysis and recommendations to help with decision-making, while informational reports simply present information.
The document discusses two types of reports: informational reports and analytical reports. Informational reports provide data, facts, and information without analysis or recommendations, while analytical reports provide both information and analysis along with recommendations. The key difference between the two is that analytical reports include analysis and recommendations to help with decision-making, while informational reports simply present information.
The document discusses two types of reports: informational reports and analytical reports. Informational reports provide data, facts, and information without analysis or recommendations, while analytical reports provide both information and analysis along with recommendations. The key difference between the two is that analytical reports include analysis and recommendations to help with decision-making, while informational reports simply present information.
1) Informational reports provide data, facts, feedback, and other types of information
without analysis or recommendations
Analytical reports offer both information and analysis, but they also include recommendations. Offering recommendations is the biggest difference between informational and analytical reporting.
Informational report: An informational report is one that contains details
information without analysis or recommendation.
Objective: to carry information from one area of business to another.
Readers/users: Officers, board of directors and stockholders of the company usually read such a report. Example: Annual reports, progress reports, statement of policies and procedures. Length: relatively short. Decision making: it is less helpful in making instant decision because it don’t have analysis.
Analytical report: Analytical report is one that presents, analyzes, interprets
information and makes recommendations on complex and critical problems.
Objective: to solve problems.
Readers/users: Top-level management Example: suggestion reports, recommendations reports, justification reports. Length: the maximum length. Decision making: it is useful in making instant decision because its interprets information and makes recommendations.