Lesson · R.3.4
Integrating data from multiple sources
How to select relevant data across texts, charts, and graphs, decide whether you have enough evidence, and synthesise the sources into one conclusion.
ObjectiveR.3.4Read2 minExam weightIntegration of Knowledge and Ideas ≈ 38% of Reading
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- Select the data across texts, charts, and graphs that is actually relevant to the author's purpose.
- Check whether you have enough evidence before drawing a conclusion.
- Synthesise multiple sources into one conclusion neither source states alone.
What the lesson concludes
- Identify the author's purpose first, since it determines which data across the sources is relevant and which is a distraction.
- Use a quick who, what, where, when, why, and how check to spot gaps before you treat your evidence as sufficient.
- Reading several sources helps you catch outliers that a single source would hide.
- Synthesis means combining sources into one conclusion that neither source states alone, not summarising each one in turn.