Interpreting graphical data

• Writing
• University

Interpretation of 

Graphical Data 

Type of
graphical data or
short text

DO's and DONT's 

• Write the report between 150-200 words
   
• Do NOT exceed the 200-word limit because examiner will count the no. of words
• Do NOT give own opinion or make own assumptions

What to do in report writing? 

• interpret the information in the graphic materials and short texts.
• Analyze and synthesize all significant info
  
• Link info between the visuals
  

 

Which of the following is
NOT found
in graphical data?

1. Synthesis
2. Analysis
3. Thesis Statement
4. Overview

_________ is NOT part of the introduction paragraph

1. Synthesis
2. Description of data
3. Overview
4. Significant feature

Conclusion is _________

1. a restate of the description
2. a restate of the overview
3. a summary of analysis
4. an analysis of the data

Which is not part of ANALYSIS?

1. Key Feature
2. Reason
3. Data
4. Trend Word

Figure 1 : Number of Youths Visiting the Dentist

Structure of the report

A. Introduction

i)Description of the visuals

ii) Overview/ Overall Trend (Link between visuals)

B Body : Analysis and Synthesis

C. Conclusion

Outline of the report

A) Title

B) Introduction sentence :What is the visual about?

C) Overview/ Trend : What is the most outstanding idea that links the visuals?

D) Analysis : What is the most outstanding features of the data given? 

E) Synthesis : What is the relationship between Visual 1 and Visual 2?  

F) Conclusion sentence : Similar to overview but is written from a different angle. 

Write a suitable title.

Write an introduction.

Write an overview.

Words to describe
upward trends

Words to describe
downward trends

Words to describe
stable trends

Words to describe
unstable trends

A. Analysis (Comparison of Data)

1.  The key feature (KF) analysed/ compared
   
2.  Specific ‘trend’ word is used / language of comparison
   
3.  Data/ Figure/ Amount/ Percentage 
4. Time Frame (year, month, date, etc. )
   

Write one sentence to analyse the information given from the bar graph.

Write one sentence to analyse the information given from the table.

B. Synthesis (link between visuals) 

1. Cause-effect relationship 
   
2. Reason
   
3. Outcome/ Result
   
4. Correlation
   

(analysis from the combined information from non-linear texts
) 

Write a sentence that links the two visuals (synthesis).

Conclusion 

Restate overview/ overall trend
. The most significant trend 

Sample phrases:  

In conclusion…

It can be seen that…

It can be concluded that…

Write a concluding statement.

Summary 

A) Title (optional) 

B) Introduction sentence :What is the visual about?

C) Overview/ Trend : What is the most outstanding idea that links the visuals?

D) Analysis : What is the most outstanding features of the data given? 

E) Synthesis : What is the relationship between Visual 1 and Visual 2?  

F) Conclusion sentence : Similar to overview but is written from a different angle.