My own use of analysis

Decision	Level	Area of My Life	Information I Gathered
What to have for breakfast	small	daily life, how I feel the rest of the day, and what sounds good to eat	I gathered right when I came downstairs that there was already a pan for eggs on the stove. However, I also realized that I was quite tired this morning, and did not particularly feel like making eggs. Additionally, I had recently bought a bunch of yogurt, in 3 different flavors, that sounded more appetizing. So I settled on yogurt.
What to wear today	Medium (to me)	Confidence	Every morning I take a little while to decide what to wear. I have a large selection of clothes, and I also like to wear a different outfit every day. I have to choose the color/style pants to wear, the shirt (vneck, henley or button-up), the sweater (pullover or cardigan), and finally the outerwear (blazer, peacoat, coat etc.) I also take the weather into account, to decide the thickness of my layering.
Buying drums and cymbals	large	entertainment and hobbies/passions	I always do a lot of analysis when deciding on new purchases for my drum set: what do I need, what do I want, what is the cheapest, what sounds the best, what style do I want, where would I put it, what would I need to purchase in addition to be able to mount the new piece… I look at customer reviews, sound testing videos, construction, and company reputation.
Deciding on OC	large	social life, school	The decision to do running start was a big one: I had to consider my health, the social aspects (how it is different from the high school), the amount of daily homework, the class times, the commute, the classes to take…. I had help in this from my counselor and parents.
Deciding on a car to buy	huge	school, family, expenses	We are in the process of possibly purchasing a new car for when I get my license. My parents have done research on the best and safest cars for teenagers, as well as other specs like gas milage, size, cost and more. I don’t want to put in too much into this, because I feel bad about the impending costs that will have to be payed. I don’t like to put this pressure on my parents.

Decision making is something that is hard for me, because I take so many things into account. I don’t like being a burden on my parents, and I like to work to earn things. That being said, I am a conscientious buyer, I like to shop at goodwill for clothes, and I buy used equipment for my drum set.

Analysis in Everyday Use

Consumerreports.org:   This website offers a wealth of information on many different technologies like cars, phones, tablets, cameras and TVs. I find this website especially helpful, because it has nine total categories on how they grade each device, in this case, cameras: they grade them overall, megapixels, weight, image quality, flash photo quality, video quality, ease of use, LCD quality, widest angle, and battery life. If I were looking into buying a camera, this would be incredibly helpful. All of this information needs to be taken into account to cater to your specific needs, and style of photography. You don’t want a heavy, clunky camera if you’re taking it out for a long time, on hikes and climbs. If you are more interested in using it for video, you should get a camera that has high video quality ratings. The site also offers a Price and Shop option, which allows you to shop by price, while it still gives you all the normal helpful ratings. Additionally, the website offers a professionally made video that guides you through the process of buying a new camera.

pcmag.com:    This website is much less effective to me than the other. The layout is confusing and busy, there are way too many adds, and the level of ratings is much less detailed than consumerreports.org. One upside of this website is that it has a page that has side by side comparisons of 6 cameras. It includes a bunch of information like dimensions, weight, type, megapixels, sensor size and more. I could see this site being more helpful for people that need a camera that has extremely specific dimensions and quality. Below the graph, the site breaks down each camera individually, where it discusses prices compared to other similar models, and when this specific camera would be more useful than the others. Finally, another very helpful piece is that each camera has a pros and cons section. If you are looking into buying a new camera, you can refer to this, and find the camera that sounds most useful for your particular situation. Videos are also included with each camera to show a person using it, and they can show off the design of it in a more personal light.

In conclusion, although pcmag.com has a good amount of comparative information, I would still go with consumerreports.org. The design is more easy on the eyes, and I had no trouble navigating through it. I was able to search for the exact thing I was looking for, and get a detailed review on it. pcmag.com would have won for me, if not for the confusing layout of the site. There were flashing ads, and a nearly endless front page with hundreds of random articles and reviews.