Data Analysis: Memo 1

Females aging from 14-24 view dreams as reiterations of things we think throughout the day including our actions.

Once I received my research back I reviewed what my respondents had said. One of the patterns I noticed was the True/False questions. The 88% of females put that moods are a big part of dreams. They believe moods go along with actions and our thoughts to create dreams. With that being said I noticed another 38% all seemed to feel dreams can also be affected by thoughts more than anything. Respondents have also said all these feelings fall in with the last thoughts before we go to sleep. Approximately, 56% of respondents stated that dreams are normally based off the last things they thought before bed. The majority said that when they thought before bed their dreams were mainly about that one thought. This shows me that thoughts are what most believe cause our dreams.

The way respondents viewed the different moods that affect our dreams varied.

Looking back to my results I acknowledged the different patterns between male and females. When it came to which moods affect our dreams the most it differed between the genders. When I observed figure one I saw males tend to lean more towards jubilant feelings. The whole 40% of the males chose the happier moods that affect our dreams. On the other hand, females tended to lean more towards negative emotions. I saw that 44% of the females responded with moods such as depression, pain, worry, and stress. When I saw this I knew I had found a pattern stronger than any, it was the difference in genders.