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communicating data
written reports
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used by design teams as a record of the project that remains once its finished & they've disbanded or started a different project
start - section known as 'executive summery' = concise summery of design itself, reasons behind design & summery of effectiveness
next - introduction, describes design problem tackled & background details, e.g. context, client, possible customers. Can also include alternative design ideas & selection process of idea developed
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used for feasibility studies, business plants & lifecycle analyses
3rd section - conclusion, describes selected design, problems encountered & how they were overcome. It evaluates how well the design works in comparison to original spec criteria. also explains how it was tested. if design didn't meet requirements of spec, the conc will analyse why & how it could be modified to succeed
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technical reports - designers have to write these time to time. e.g. have to write up results of practical practice tests, targeted market research or review of products that might influence development of product spec & designs.
important reports are written in clear English & use correct technical terms, e.g. names of materials. they may be illustrated with data tables, graphs & charts. may use report writing in project work - either project research or evaluation
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gives reliable, in depth, permanent info
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disadvantages:
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lack of personality or intimacy - can feel soulless espec of you are trying to give an enigmatic report of your product to make it seem more appealing
data manipulation
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manipulation of Y axis & 'cherry-picking' data exaggerates difference, growth & decline
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graphs, tables & charts
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tables
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commonly used for dense data sets where numeric values more important than trend spotting or data compassions (e.g. anthropometric data)
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charts
consolidate & organise data to make it easier to read, compare & draw conclusions
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pictograms:
show data in a way that's easy to understand, quick to read & therefore suitable for presentations
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Bar charts:
simplest way of representing data, used in may different reports & media therefore widely recognised
histograms:
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useful to show frequency distribution of data & are particularly useful in representing results of research
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number crunching
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continuous data - operates on a sliding scale. e.g. temp, height, time & weight
discrete data - has distinct categories. e.g. shoe size, years
