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Statistics are not an end in themselves but they are a means to an end, the end being to draw certain conclusions from them. This has to be done very carefully, otherwise misleading conclusions may be drawn and the whole purpose of doing research may get vitiated. A researcher/statistician besides the collection and analysis of data, has to draw inferences and explain their significance. Through interpretation the meanings and implications of the study become clear. Analysis is not complete without interpretation, and interpretation can not proceed without analysis. Both are, thus, inter-dependent. In this unit, therefore, we will discuss the interpretation of analysed data, summarizing the interpretation and statistical fallacies.