Why do you think looking for and recognizing patterns, trends, and relationships in data is important? how does recognizing these relationships allow you to make conclusions from an experiment?

this allows people to make the best decision or pursue the best option. when alternatives are weighed using their advantages and disadvantages, the option whose disadvantages outweigh the advantages (based on a qualitative or quantitative analysis) are shunned while those whose advantages outweigh their disadvantages are pursued.