Analysis is a process of examining the data to make meanings, themes and derive conclusions. It can be done by an individual, family, group, community or by technology. The most basic assumption of analysis is that if you listen to, hear, read, observe or discuss ideas or data several times, you will generate reliable meanings, themes and conclusions.
Analysis can be done quantitatively or qualitatively, or can include a mixture of these. Quantitative analysis is reported as numbers which can be single statistics, or in tables, graphs, plots, maps, diagrams or charts. Qualitative reports include words, phrases, statements, paragraphs, conversations or dialogues, stories and biographies which can stand alone or be organized into categories or themes but can also include timelines, histograms, maps, mind maps, images (also emojis), word clouds and colour coded text.
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