Overview

In this video, Anthony describes common practices in analyzing data, including graphing quantitative data. He explains how he analyzed his own data of mercury concentrations in order to extract trends and comparisons in order to address his research question. In addition, he introduces the concepts of uncertainty and statistical analyses and how they can help in data analysis.

Related video:

Episode 12: Collecting Data

Related reading:

Data Analysis and Interpretation
Uncertainty, Error, and Confidence
Using Graphs and Visual Data in Science
Statistics in Science

This video is one in a series that introduces students to scientific research. You can go to the table of contents to see all of the videos in the series.