For the presentation, analysis, and interpretation of the data, the researchers

used appropriate statistical tools that gave meaning to the data.

To make this possible, the proponents must first be identified the sample size or
the number of respondents necessary in conducting the survey. In many cases,
sampling was more feasible that studying the entire population. (Lind et. Al. 2006). A
statistical tool that would make this possible is the Slovins formula named margin of
error which is written as:

)

Where;
n = number of samples
N = total population and
e = error tolerance

Frequency distribution is one of the most common graphical tools used to
describe a single population. It is a tabulation of the frequencies of each value (or range
of values). This will be used to record, measure, and analyze the gathered data
regarding the survey questionnaire.
Percentage. This tool would be used to determine the ratio of the response out
of total population.

p = f x 100
N

Where:
p = percentage
f = frequency
N = total score

Rank. This tool would be used to determine the top three (3) between set of
items.
The mean or also known as arithmetic mean is calculated by taking the sum (i.e.
total) of all observations and dividing it by the number of observations (Dewhurst
2006).This provides the average value of all the data which will be useful to summarize
the data that will be collected.
To get the mean, use the formula:

Where;
x = mean
x = summation of all observed x values
n = number of observations in the data set

Another method that was used is weighted mean. The term weighted
average usually referred to a weighted arithmetic mean, but weighted versions of other
means can also be calculated, such as the weighted geometric mean and the weighted
harmonic mean. It was an average computed by giving different weights to some of the
individual values. The notion of weighted mean plays a role in descriptive statistics and
also occurs in a more general form in several other areas of mathematics. This was
computed using the formula below:
= x
N
Where:
is the weighted mean
x is the summation of mean
X is the number of respondents who answered excellent, very good, good, fair and poor
N is the total number of respondents
Lastly, the researchers will use T-test in order to know if there is a significant
difference between demographic profile and land conversion to lives of the farmers. T-
test is also a hypothesis tests or a statistics in proving or disproving the hypothesis.




Analysis of Variance or ANOVA is a statistical technique for comparing the
means of more than two groups. The ANOVA table is a table in which the calculation of
the test statistic or sample F =

is set broken down into step-by-step stages (Bradley

2007).In its multivariate form, it assesses the influence on a continuous variable of two
or more nominal independent variables, separately, and of their interaction. When the
step is complete, the data will be treated using SPSS to interpret the findings.
After the computations using the abovementioned relevant statistical tools, the
data will be presented through texts, tabulation and graphical presentations to better
understand the findings based on the data that will be collected.
Likerts Scale- In order to interpret the data with regard to the level of effects of
flooding acquired based on the percentages given by the respondents, the scale below
was used:
1- Not Affected (1-1.49)
2- Slightly Affected (1.5-2.49)
3- Moderately Affected (2.5-3.49)
4- Highly Affected (3.5-4.49)
5- Extremely Affected (4.5-5)

To test the relation of two variables the Pearson r was used with the formula:

() ()

()

()

Where:

= Correlation between X and Y

= Dependent variable
= Intervening Variable
X= Sum of X
Y= Sum of Y
XY= Sum of the product of X and Y
N= Number of cases

= Sum of Squared X

= Sum of Squared Y

The value of r would be always between +1 and 1. To interpret its value, in
which the values the correlation r was closest to:


Table 1
Measurement Scale for Correlation Coefficient, r
Value Interpretation
Exactly -1.
-0.90 to -0.99
0.70 to -0.89
-0.50 to -0.69
-30 to -0.49
0
0.30 to 0.49
0.50 to 0.69
0.70 to 0.89
0.90 to 0.99
Exactly 1
A perfect downhill (negative) linear relationship
A very strong downhill (negative) linear relationship
A strong downhill (negative) linear relationship
A moderate downhill (negative) relationship
A weak downhill (negative) linear relationship
No linear relationship
A weak uphill (positive) linear relationship
A moderate uphill (positive) relationship
A strong uphill (positive) linear relationship
A very strong uphill (positive) linear relationship
A perfect uphill (positive) linear relationship