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SEMESTER 1 SESI 2010/2011

UKP6053
Data Analysis and Interpretation

ASSIGMENT 1
Make descriptive analysis for 3 variables
(one nominal, one ordinal and one scale) and
interpret the results

NAME METRIC NUMBER PROGRAM

SITI ANUM BINTI ABD RAMAL M20161000664 MASTER

LECTURER: DR MOHAMMAD Y.M. MAI

Descriptive Analysis

Nominal Data
 Statistics
sex
Valid 439
N
Missing 0
Mode 2

sex
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative
Percent
MALES 185 42.1 42.1 42.1

FEMALES 254 57.9 57.9 100.0

Valid
439 100.0 100.0
Total

From the data about variable gender, the total of respondent both females and males
are 439. For the males there is 185 respondents that bring 42.1%. Otherwise, for the
females there is 254 respondents that bring 57.9%.

Ordinal Data
 Statistics
highest educ completed
Valid 439
N
Missing 0
Median 4.00

highest educ completed

Frequency Percent Valid Cumulative
Percent Percent
PRIMARY 2 .5 .5 .5
SOME SECONDARY 53 12.1 12.1 12.5
COMPLETED 85 19.4 19.4 31.9
HIGHSCHOOL
SOME ADDITIONAL 120 27.3 27.3 59.2
Valid TRAINING
COMPLETED 123 28.0 28.0 87.2
UNDERGRADUATE
POSTGRADUATE 56 12.8 12.8 100.0
COMPLETED
Total 439 100.0 100.0
From the table there is 6 ordinal data about highest education complete. The lower
education is primary follow by the some secondary, completed high school, some
additional training, completed undergraduate, and the higher education is
postgraduate completed. After analysis, the median of the data is 4.00 that means
some additional training is midpoint of data for highest education completed.

Scale Data

Descriptive Statistics
N Minimum Maximum Mean Std. Deviation

age 439 18 82 37.44 13.202

Valid N (listwise) 439

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For age variable, the mean average age of all respondents is 37.44 (SD=13.202).
The minimum value and maximum value of data are 18 and 82 respectively. This
means, the younger respondent from the data is 18 years old and the older
respondent is 82 years old.