During analysis of data for the Formal report, I always have a concern that I am on a right track and the data that I have collected is reliable. After reading other student’s formal report, I understand how to re-create and re-arrange data. I found out that data analysis is the process of distilling large quantities of information. It seems that data analysis such as survey questions process is a core part of formal research report. Research direction and its result can be varied depending on how a researcher translates information. In addition, choosing the right thesis was difficult for me because I had so much information I wanted to share and talk about and I did not know how to pick just one and go with that. Organizing the material for my paper to support my thesis was not too difficult since I had plenty of information and material. I found that importance of translation of data to provide clarity and enhance stakeholder understandings of issues and events. To enable these things, a researcher needs to identify significant issues or experiences, identify major hallmarks of those issues and experiences, and make connections between similarities and differences among the data. Through the process of data analysis, data can be transformed into valuable and readable information. During data analysis process, I found an interesting thing. All the data that I collected have connections since they are tied with one topic. The exercises of brainstorming, drafting, revising and peer review were a huge help. I was able to see what other people thought of my work and that they could give me good feedback to improve my work. Finally, I realized that the formal report is a process through data gathering, analysis, arrangement, and reporting that should consider various readers’ thoughts, status, experiences, and perspectives. For a significant research paper, it is important not to forget the purpose and direction of the research.
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