creating

a narrative about how you have identified data sources and

analyzed the data, in order to communicate your message to your audience.

adapting your data for visualization so you arrive at results that are easier to read and digest.

carefully summarizing your results in tables so interested audience can evaluate your work.

data that represents the counted items of interest

the calculation value of discrete data

numerical data that can take on any value in a certain

range such as height or temperature

a numerical value that represents the fraction of an entity 

a portion or percentage of an entity such as 32%, 16,4%

a count and involves whole numbers

the data sources available to you.

the available technical possibilities to adequately analyze the data.

the context of your problem or research.

want to build a campus map of the University.

want to study the impact of wildfires on national parks.

intend to derive the waiting times of cars in front of a city's traffic lights.