QUALITATIVE

AND
QUANTITATIVE
DATA
Group 3
 WRITING AN
EFFECTIVE REPORT
There was a time when the report
was considered as the most
objective of all academic papers,
devoid of subjective comments and
opinions, and believed to have no
particular bias.
 GIVEN THESE DEVELOPMENTS, HOW DOES
ONE WRITE AN ACADEMIC REPORT?

It is probably safe to use the first

person point of view. Should you worry
that your teacher would frown upon its
use, you may use the more conservative
"one" instead of "I". It is always good to
make sure that your reports have plenty
of description and context. Lastly, you
should have conclusions.
Parts of the Report:
>contextualization or situation
>the facts or data
>description of the subjects involved
>conclusion
What are these?
QUALITATIVE
DATA
not anchored in numbers, but
is dependent on observation
(ethnography), textual
analysis, and/or interviews.
QUANTITATIVE
DATA
relies mainly on numbers,
such as statistics, surveys
and scientific experiments
that use numbers to prove
their conclusions.
 IN THE END, IT IS BEST TO
MAINTAIN AN OBJECTIVE TONE IN
THE REPORT, WHILE MAINTAINING A
SENSE OF HUMANITY.
THERE IS A MIDDLE GROUND BETWEEN AN
OBJECTIVE TONE AND A HUMAN
APPROACH TOWARD THE EVENT YOU ARE
REPORTING ON. IT IS BEST TO BE AWARE
OF ONE'S BIASES AND TO TRY TO GUARD
AGAINST THEM; OR, AS IS THE CASE IN
SOME REPORTERS, ADMIT YOUR BIASES
AND REPORT GIVEN YOUR PARTICULAR
PERSEPECTIVE, STRIVING TO KEEP AN
OPEN MIND AND BE MINDFUL OF THE
FACTS THAT YOU FIND AS YOU DO SO.
In the end, the report hopes to
capture the recognition of a
common experience by using
facts as its basis and coming to
grips with it as best as one can.
It endeavours to use a more
objective stance, recognizing
that it is not possible to be
wholly obejective, but trying to
do so nontheless in order to
reach a common understanding
with others that have different
experiences or different
interpretations of the same
phenomenon.
Reporting a phenomenon, it turns
out, is not as simple as it seems.
It is a balancing act between
one's experiences, as found in
objective facts, and one's
interpretation of these
experiences.
THANK YOU!