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Fieldwork: Analysing, concluding and evaluating survey data

I can analyse and reflect on my survey data to create meaningful conclusions and an evaluation.

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Fieldwork: Analysing, concluding and evaluating survey data

I can analyse and reflect on my survey data to create meaningful conclusions and an evaluation.

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Key learning points

  1. Analysis is the process which makes sense of the data that has been collected.
  2. Analysis can involve looking for patterns and relationships in the data.
  3. Conclusions aim to answer the key questions or disprove hypotheses.
  4. Geographers evaluate their fieldwork to learn lessons for future studies.

Keywords

  • Analysis - Analysis is the process which makes sense of the data that was collected.

  • Conclusion - A conclusion summarises your main findings in an investigation.

  • Evaluation - An evaluation is a judgement on your fieldwork and the accuracy and reliability of your results.

  • Subjective data - Subjective data is data that is based on opinion rather than facts.

Common misconception

Subjective data is automatically invalid and should be ignored.

Geographers use subjective data a lot as they value people's, and their own, opinion about something.


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6 Questions

Q1.
What is fieldwork in geography?
Watching geography documentaries
Studying geography in a classroom
Correct answer: Collecting data outside in the environment
Reading a geography book
Q2.
Why do geographers do fieldwork?
To get fresh air
Correct answer: To collect real-world data and understand places better
To avoid doing homework
To find treasure
Q3.
Which of these is a method geographers use to collect fieldwork data?
Counting cars on a road
Asking people questions in a survey
Measuring the speed of a river
Correct answer: All of the above
Q4.
What is the best way to record data collected in the field?
Correct answer: Writing it in a fieldwork notebook
Remembering it in your head
Throwing it away
Telling a friend and hoping they remember
Q5.
What is an example of a human geography fieldwork study?
Measuring the depth of a river
Correct answer: Studying how many people visit a shopping center
Observing different rock types on a cliff
Recording the number of birds in a forest
Q6.
What are the two main types of data collected in fieldwork?
Digital and paper data
Correct answer: Qualitative and quantitative data
Easy and hard data
Fast and slow data

4 Questions

Q1.
What does ‘analysing data’ mean in fieldwork?
Ignoring the data and making up results
Correct answer: Looking for patterns and trends in the data collected
Writing down random numbers
Throwing away any data that doesn’t fit
Q2.
What are the phases of a geographical enquiry?
1 - enquiry question
2 - data collection
3 - data presentation
4 - data analysis
5 - conclusion
6 - evaluation
Q3.
Subjective data is...
automatically invalid and should be ignored
Correct answer: useful for understanding opinions (both your own and others)
not part of data collection in fieldwork
Q4.
What should a conclusion in a fieldwork study include?
Correct answer: A summary of key findings based on the data
A guess about what the data means
A long list of everything collected