This document discusses the process of analyzing data from a survey and writing a report to summarize the key findings for others. A survey was conducted to find out how teenagers spend their free time. The results showed that girls prefer watching movies and TV (40%), reading books (25%), and talking with friends (15%), while boys prefer playing outdoor games (30%), watching sports (25%), and talking with friends (10%).
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Data interpretation
1.
2. The art of interpreting the given data,
analyzing it and writing it in the form of
a report for use by the people in that
field or the public in general.
3. Key Points
A given data must be thoroughly studied,
interpreted and then put down in the form
of a report.
Use of comparatives like greater than,
less than ,more than, fewer than, shows an
increasing trend, decreasing trend, etc.
Brings out the finer aspects of the data.
4. A survey was conducted to
find out how teenagers spend
their free time. The following
trends were observed. Using
the data, write a paragraph in
about 100 words.
5. Watching
movies, songs
& serials
40%
Playing indoor
& outdor games
5%
Pursuing
Hobbies
Girls
Reading books
25%
Talking to
friends
15%
5%
Watching
Sports
Channel
10%
6. Boys
Watching
Movies,
Songs &
serials
15%
Watching
Sports Channel
25%
Reading
Books
10%
Playing Indoor
& Outdoor
games
30%
Talking to
friends
10%
Pursuing
Hobbies
10%
7. Girls and boys exhibit divergent trends when it
comes to spending their leisure time.
It was observed that 40% girls spend their leisure
time watching television, particularly movies and
serials. As many as 25% girls showed their
keenness to read books. Only 5% girls like playing
outdoor games. In comparison 30% boys liked
spending their time outdoors, 25% preferred
watching sports programmes . Reading as a leisure
activity was pursued by just 10 % of boys. Other
activities like pursuing hobbies were performed by
only 10 % of the boys.
We can see a distinct preference in terms of what
girls like doing and what the boys like.
8. Practice question
A survey was conducted to find out how
many students comply with proper school
uniform. The following trends were observed.
Using the data, write a paragraph in about
100 words.
9. Uniform Compliance
Well dressed
Students
35%
Ignorance
towards ID
Card
20%
Unkempt hair
Shabbily
dressed
15%
20%
Missing
belt
10%