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You may be faced with issues relating to the handling of data, its preparation, presentation in writing up and its accessibility.

Funders may exert pressure in the following ways:

• By wanting specific outcomes and precise conclusions when the rich data from a complex project may yield broader interpretations
• By demanding ‘broad brush’ statements rather than nuanced data. This sometimes seems a waste of rich data, although it can sometimes be written up for publication
• By requiring a ‘grass roots’ approach to data analysis. This must be established early on as it has a big impact on how a research sample would be constructed

How the project and research team work together to resolve these issues is important.