Analysis, Conclusion And Evaluation

Question 1

Formation of the conclusion

Answer 1

Use data analysed to make judgement on validity of orig hypotheses, or aims of investigation
E.g data fully support or disprove aim or hypothesis, only supports 1 or 2 hypotheses used, thus only partially supporting aim or hypothesis

Question 2

Evaluation-how can reliability of investigation be improved

Answer 2

Collect more data
At more times over the period of 1 day not just in the morning or evening
At different times of week, not just on 1 day
At different times of year, not just one day
At more sample sites, e.g on beaches from different coast, not just 2 beaches on South Coast of England

Question 3

What other data collected to inprove investigation

Answer 3

Collect different data
To explain why
pebbles in a river become smaller downstream
More tourists visit London than Nottingham

Question 4

Analysis

Answer 4

Describe patterns of data presented in graphs/tables incl patterns with general trends- negative, positive or random