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1
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what does this show

A

relationship of data to insight

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describe pyramid of relationship of data and insight

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bottom = data
next up = information,
next up = insights
top = actionable insights

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why would an audience bias exist

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readers dislike change/new information

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anchoring bias

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when you believe the first insight you read, and then believe everything that follows it

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how should reporters use anchoring bias

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putting most credible information first so readers believe everything that follows.

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confirmation bias

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searching for information that confirms what you already believe

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how should reporters use confirmation bias

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report should first give the insight that supports previously held beliefs, so new information after it won’t be as rejected.

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conformity bias

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we believe whatever our reference group believes, and suppress any outside beliefs

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survivorship bias

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we believe success stories rather than stories of failure

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how does survivorship bias influence what you use in a report?

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you tell stories of success or failure based on what you want your audience to believe

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loss-aversion bias

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we believe insights expressed in positive vs negative terms

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3 types of report structure

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oral only
written only
oral plus written

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oral only report structure

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offers speed of results, usually at a lower cost

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written only report structure

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audience can have a lot of info infront of them they can digest at their own pace, but no researcher there to give recommendations or advocate for any insights - MAKE OWN DECISION

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oral plus written report structure

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most flexible:

greater advocacy of insights and recommendations and insights can be explained

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how do audiences perceive oral-plus-written structured reports?

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MORE important

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infographics

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most important info in a single image file, as pictures are less of our attention span

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what’s the technique an infographic uses (ACR)

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Appeal
Comprehension
Retention

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what are BANs?

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vanity metrics that are meant to impress

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what do BANs show?

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most important information in a business (KPIs)

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downside of BANs?

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brains can’t fully comprehend

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3 types of report titles

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descriptive study
correlational study
causal study

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example of descriptive study report title

A

average profit of fast food businesses

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example of correlational study

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relationship between profit of fast food businesses and inflation of gym membership prices

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example of causal study

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the effect of fast food businesses on gym membership rates

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primary order (organise factors influencing order)

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first insight of the report is deemed most important

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early (organise factors influencing order)

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we remember most insights delivered early in report

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recency effect (organise factors influencing order)

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we remember most what we hear last

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perceptible difference (organise factors influencing order)

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a large difference will be remembered better than a small one

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what are support materials?

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data visualisations and their interpretations
stories
audio clips
video clips
any other demonstrations to validate insights

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what do support materials do (COPI)

A

Clarify researcher’s insights

offer evidence that influences audience belief

provide emphasis for an actionable insight

interests the audience

32
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good support materials for auditory learners

A

stories, examples

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how many people are auditory learners

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20-30%

34
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good support materials for visual learners

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images, grpahs, models

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how many people are visual learners

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40%

36
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kinaesthetic learners

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learn by moving, doing, touching

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good support materials for kinaesthetic learners

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they get bored, make them do an activity to do with your report

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how to present findings

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words, tables, grpahs

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how to make text less ‘wordy’

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emphasise stats with size and colour

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graphs

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easy comparison of important info

41
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what do graphs do for an audience?

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make them familiar with data, and makes data easy to understand and retain

42
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what are line graphs good for?

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showing trends over time, not really relationships at one point in time.

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what are pictographs/bar charts good for?

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showing frequency of data - pictographs use pictures to show how much, bar charts use bar size to show how much.

44
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ethical issues (FAR)

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findings nondisclosure

absence of coercion

right to quality

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ethical solutions (DEC)

A

define researcher’s role

educate audience

confidentiality

46
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right to quality

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visualisations need to be appropriate
shouldn’t be any unnecessary materials shown
no false conclusions

47
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absence of coercion

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we shouldn’t be wrongly convinced of anything through methods of intimidation

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findings nondisclosure

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this means that some findings may be kept from us, and we can’t make a good decision without knowing everything first

49
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define researcher’s role

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being factual to avoid distortions

50
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educate audience

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tell them purpose of research
stay within research scope

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confidentiality

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remove PII from participants
give them anonymous identities
get their consent

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