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Making Sense: Analysing quantitative information

Publication date: 07/04/2020 (Updated 05/03/2026)

ESS resource: ESS Support Guides

Principles for good evaluation: Fits the way you do your work

Evaluation pathway stage: Analysing and Reporting

This resource is about analysing quantitative information.

Quantitative information tells us about numbers. For example, the information could be about the numbers of people supported, or demographic information: who those people are (age/role/location etc), or activities: how many times you have helped or supported others in different ways.

Use this guide to help you make sense of quantitative information.

This resource is a supplementary sheet to ESS Support Guide 3a

Making Sense: Analysing as you go

This is a supplementary sheet to ESS Support Guide 3a – Analysing information for evaluation about analysing information as you go.
Making Sense: Analysing qualitative information

This is a supplementary sheet to ESS Support Guide 3a – Analysing information for evaluation about analysing qualitative information.

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