DIFFERENT KINDS OF
REPORTS BY USING
DIFFERENT ESTABLISHMENT
Informational reports
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Provide data, facts, feedback, and other types of information without analysis or
recommendations. Decision-making reports are a use of informational reporting
that contains facts about monitoring and controlling operations. They provide
feedback, and an example would be production record reports.
An example of this type of “just the facts” report is a police accident report. The
report will note the time, date, place, contributing factors like weather, and
identification information for the drivers involved in an automobile accident. It
does not establish fault or include judgmental statements.
EXAMPLE:
How to Write an Informational Report
You cannot write an information report first without knowing what it is or what it
entails. An informational report explains a topic using detailed facts when writing an
informational report; you are not supposed to persuade your audience or argue a point.
These reports should always be free of opinions. The main idea here is to provide
necessary information to the audience. With an information report, one gets a chance to
create a better understanding of a subject.
Information reports are based on anything ranging from cars, ocean animals, pollution,
rainforests, computers and so on. Compared to analytical reports, informational reports are
not that lengthy.
Analytical report
An analytical report is a type of a business report that uses qualitative and quantitative
company data to analyze as well as evaluate a business strategy or process while
empowering employees to make data-driven decisions based on evidence and analytics.
An analytical report is a type of a business report that uses qualitative and quantitative
company data to analyze as well as evaluate a business strategy or process while
empowering employees to make data-driven decisions based on evidence and analytics.
Analytical reports offer both information and analysis, but they also include
recommendations. Offering recommendations is the biggest difference between
informational and analytical reporting. The first use of analytical reporting focuses on
investigating business opportunities within the marketplace.
EXAMPLE:
How to write a well-structured, informative data analysis report
1.Take criticism. No one is perfect. ...
2.Know the content. Often, the best approach to a data analysis report is to begin with the
most comprehensive information. ...
3.Know your audience. When constructing a data analysis report, it is important to
understand its purpose. ...
4.Develop a flexible outline.
3 Types of Reports That Business Analyst Need to Learn
General reports: detail report, grouped report, crosstab report, column report, query
report, data entry report, etc.
Aggregate reports: various irregular reports, such as complex bills.
Dashboard reports: visualized report with multi-dimensional analysis based on display of
business indicators
Differences and Similarities
The differences between analytical reports and informational reports
These are the major differences between analytical reports and informational reports. At
times there are people who might mistake one report for another, but this information will
help you in knowing what to write where. The differences include:
The informational report is a presentation of information that provides a better
understanding of a subject. On the other hand, analytical reports are majorly premised on
analyzed data
Informational reports do not include recommendations, but the analytical reports utilize
recommendation as a crucial part.
The length of the informational report is shorter as opposed to analytical reports, which is
much longer. This depends on the amount of data that has been analyzed.
Informational reports do not take much time in preparation as opposed to analytical
reports.
Informational reports do not require any set of special knowledge. However, when writing
analytical reports, one must have special knowledge and skills especially those that apply
to the analytics of data.
Information reports do not have a special format to follow when writing. When writing
analytical reports, the writer must follow a specific format of data presentation.
The costs involved in the preparation of informational, reports are far less costly than the
ones involved in the preparation of t analytical reports.
Similarities
Personal Account. Of an event you attended or participated in, such as a training seminar
or presentation. ...
Routine Report. It is often presents factual or statistical information, such as progress in
specific areas or information regarding accidents or equipment failure.
Special report
SUBMITTED BY:
JEDIDAH PARAÑAL ALFEREZ
GRADE 11-VICTORS
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MRS. JANE B. BULANO