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- - - - Easy to identify trends and reach conclusions
        
        Can compare data sets and reach conclusions
      - Difficult to construct / time consuming
        
        Requires more knowledge to make sense of information
        
        Scale changes the appearance of data, making it more misleading
    - - Measured the distance between the sand and the top of groyne using a metre ruler on both sides at 1m intervals
      - Quantitative data, strengthening the reliability of our results and making them more objective
        
        Easy to collect so we were able to gather more data and strengthen the reliability of our results
      - Only measured one groyne - which isn't representative of every groyne on the beach
        
        Our intervals weren't accurate
    - - More sand is trapped on the west side of the groyne as 7m along groyne, on the west, the gap was 80cm while on the east, it was 100cm
        
        This shows the groyne are effective at stopping long shore drift as there is a smaller gap on the west and therefore, more sand is present so the beach is wider + will protect the beach from coastal erosion
    - - YES THE GROYNES ARE EFFECTIVE AT TRAPPING SEDIMENT
      - Quantitative data to identify trends
        
        Reduced human error by checking with a metre stick as it has a higher resolution
      - Didn't use a tape measure to space every metre
        
        Different people took measurements for the same set of data, which caused inconsistent results
        
        Anomalies due to overtopping
  - - - Stood at shore
        
        Counted no. waves in 1 minute
        
        Repeated 3 times and calculated a mean
      - Quick and easy to collect data
        
        Quantitative data allows us to identify trends
      - Only went 1 day with certain weather - not representative of waves over a longer time frame
        
        Everyone had different ideas on what a wave was, making the results more subjective and less reliable
    - - Easy to identify trends
        
        Can compare data sets
        
        Clear to interpret
      - Not enough data to show trends accurately
        
        Axis can be manipulated so data looks exaggerated
    - - Yes, the groynes are effective as waves are destructive + without the groynes, the rate of coastal erosion would be greater
      - Quantitative data to identify trends
        
        Calculated average to reduce the impact of anomalies, creating more reliable data
        
        Had a demo to discuss what a wave looks like, making results more reliable
      - Only counted for 3 minutes on 1 day so conditions may differ and provide other results
    - - Average waves = 16.5wpm
        DESTRUCTIVE (10-14wpm)
  - - - Sat at the back of the beach and drew the physical + human features, annotating prevailing wind, direction of LSD + management strategies
    - - Quick + easy to draw
      - Hard to re-draw accurately from memory
    - - Yes the field sketch showed groynes were effective as there was more sand on the west side
      - Qualitative data gave us an indepth understanding, allowing us to understand why more sand on the west side, enabling us to unpick quantitative data
      - Struggled with accuracy
        
        Take photos to back up drawing
        
        Cross-reference sketch with other people's drawings to make sure all features have been covered
    - - Greater amount of sand on the west side shown by the beach being further along the groyne on the west side than the east side
- - - - Walked up one side of high street + tallied shop into 4 different categories: Food, Shopping, Leisure, Other
        
        Repeated for the other side
      - Quick and easy to collect data
        
        Qualitative Data so we can identify patterns
      - Only went down high street + no where else, reducing the reliability of our results
        
        Some shops fit into different categories, making data seem more misleading
    - - Visual patterns detected
        
        Easy to read + interpret
      - Does not reveal exact values
        
        Does not show change overtime so we can't identify trends
    - - There are a variety of services (18 services) with the second highest category being food outlets (14)
        
        Services are more suited to local people but this shows a range of amenities for tourists to use
      - There were a few independent stores which could also attract tourists
    - - Yes, the services are suitable for tourists as there are lots of amenities for tourists to use such as food outlets and shopping
      - Range of qualitative and quantitative data used, strengthening the reliability of our results
      - Only went down high street and nowhere else
        
        tally shops in a wider area to create a sample that's representative of the shops in Christchurch