ANALYSIS
The ability to
Percentage of Employers looking for Analytical skills
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Elements
Understand Purpose
Identify the question or issue for analysis, the reason for the analysis, and the context within which the analysis will occur.
Select Appropriate Mode(es)
Examine and select appropriate analytical approaches or methods, considering strengths, limitations, biases, and past precedents.
Consider Ethical Implications
Examine specific ways that potential analytical approaches may affect stakeholders within relevant social, political, and cultural contexts.
Apply Approach(es)
Correctly apply chosen method(s). Seek and use relevant information in the process.
Guiding Questions
• Why is there a need to address this question or problem?
• How have similar problems been analyzed before?
• What are the strengths and limitations of potential analytical approaches?
• What values and biases are inherent in the potential analytical approaches?
• What impacts might the methods of analysis or the results have on people or institutions?
• Can I explain the correct steps in the chosen analytical method? Can I execute those steps?