QUANTITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS
Data- facts or information about people, places, things,
events
Quantitative data- numerical forms such as fractions,
numbers, and percentages
Steps in Quantitative Data Analysis
No data organization means no sound data analysis.
Step 1: Preparing the Data
1. Coding System- converting information/data into
numbers so they become fit for any analytical
procedures. For instance, as regards gender
variable, 1 as the code for Male and 2 for
Female.
2. Data Tabulation- for easy classification and
distribution of numbers, based on a certain
criterion, you have to collate them with the help
of a table or graph.
Step 2: Analyzing the Data
Descriptive Statistical Technique- this quantitative data
analysis technique provides a summary of the orderly or
sequential data obtained from the sample through the
data gathering instrument used.
1. Frequency Distribution- gives you the frequency
of distribution and percentages of the occurrence
of an item in a set of data. In other words, it gives
you the number of responses given repeatedly
for one question.
2. Measures of Central Tendency- indicate the
different positions or values of the items, such
that in a category of data, you find an item or
items serving as the:
a) Mean- average of all the items or scores
b) Median- the score in the middle of the
set of items that cuts or divides the set
into two groups
c) Mode- refers to the item or score in the
data set that has the most repeated
appearance in the set
QUANTITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS
Data- facts or information about people, places, things,
events
Quantitative data- numerical forms such as fractions,
numbers, and percentages
Steps in Quantitative Data Analysis
No data organization means no sound data analysis.
Step 1: Preparing the Data
3. Coding System- converting information/data into
numbers so they become fit for any analytical
procedures. For instance, as regards gender
variable, 1 as the code for Male and 2 for
Female.
4. Data Tabulation- for easy classification and
distribution of numbers, based on a certain
criterion, you have to collate them with the help
of a table or graph.
Step 2: Analyzing the Data
Descriptive Statistical Technique- this quantitative data
analysis technique provides a summary of the orderly or
sequential data obtained from the sample through the
data gathering instrument used.
1. Frequency Distribution- gives you the frequency
of distribution and percentages of the occurrence
of an item in a set of data. In other words, it gives
you the number of responses given repeatedly
for one question.
2. Measures of Central Tendency- indicate the
different positions or values of the items, such
that in a category of data, you find an item or
items serving as the:
a) Mean- average of all the items or scores
b) Median- the score in the middle of the
set of items that cuts or divides the set
into two groups
c) Mode- refers to the item or score in the
data set that has the most repeated
appearance in the set