This project has received funding from the European Union's 7th Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration under Grant Agreement (GA) N° #607798

To aggregate and visualize
your data set in order to
prepare the synthesis
3-5 Days
evaluation coordinator (lead)
practitioner coordinator

In a nutshell

What this step
is about

Here you will structure, visualise and identify patterns. Furthermore you will put your data in a first relation to your KPIs. First: Structure - start with the sessions of your trial, the three dimensions and outcomes for the solutions. Second: aggregate and visualise data; create relevant graphs or pie charts. Third: patterns - what is standing out? Don´t hesitate to draw first conclusions and dig deeper to see if your assumptions turns into facts or into unexpected phenomena.

In depth

All you need to know
about this step

Analysis. It may sound like you need a white coat and a chemistry lab, but this is not necessarily the case. All you need is your high quality data and your brain power. 

Here you want your data separated in the three dimensions: trial, solution and CM. Look at your data collection plan and especially at the KPIs and metrics you defined before. 

What kind of data did you collect that can be related to those KPIs and metrics. How can you match them? If you e.g. wanted to know something about time (did this solution speed up the process), then gather all data you collected about time in the steps you are interested it. 

Are there any patterns? Visualise them! Which dimension do they address? Data analysis is mostly about finding relations! By creating appropriate charts you can already draw some preliminary conclusions and the deep dive knowledge gathering in the next step will be a breeze.

Methods

Data aggregation, visualisation,
comparative analysis, if appropriate
further specific qualitative and
quantitative data analysis techniques,
societal impact assessment,
research ethics

Input

“Clean” data set + data collection plan

Output

Valid information and conclusions

Checklist
  • Data of each session structured according to the three dimensions
  • Data related to KPIs and metrics
  • Data visualised
  • Preliminary pattern identification done
  • Make sure to process and store the data according to the predefined agreements (e.g. anonymisation etc.) as well as to the GDPR requirements.