The document describes the different methods for analyzing quantitative and qualitative data, including descriptive statistics, parametric tests, multivariate analysis, and qualitative methods. It also discusses the use of programs such as Excel and SPSS to perform advanced statistical analyses and draw solid conclusions from the data.
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Example of Data Analysis
The document describes the different methods for analyzing quantitative and qualitative data, including descriptive statistics, parametric tests, multivariate analysis, and qualitative methods. It also discusses the use of programs such as Excel and SPSS to perform advanced statistical analyses and draw solid conclusions from the data.
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Data Analysis Example
How should information analysis be performed?
The analysis depends on the information that was collected. If
quantitative data was obtained, the analysis is performed in a data matrix, table, graph or information box such as those generated by Excel or the SPSS program.
The main types of quantitative analysis are the
following:
Descriptive statistics; Frequency distribution, measures of
central tendency, asymmetry, etc.
Scores; The degree to which an individual value deviates from
the mean on a scale of standard deviation units.
Reasons and rates. It is the relationship or proportion that
exists between two or more categories valued as a percentage. The SPSS program is a magnificent tool for obtaining high-level information. You have the option and possibility to import previously captured Excel files and transform them into valuable information that will give you solid arguments and conclusions for your work.
Inferential statistics reasoning:
It is the determination of population parameters by means of
statisticians.
Parametric tests: Statistical instruments such as Linear
Regression and Pearson Coefficient.
Multivariate analysis: Mathematical methods for analyzing the
relationship between several independent variables and at least one dependent variable. Among the most common instruments we find: multiple regression, linear analysis, etc. All of these parameters can be applied in SPSS, representing very solid arguments.
These types of instruments are generally for advanced
research uses, however in thesis research, mainly at the master's or doctoral level, they are implicitly necessary.
There are several statistical programs such as: SPSS for
Windows. MINITAB. In classic university thesis work at the undergraduate or postgraduate level, it is very convenient to use these programs, because the quality level of information obtained is usually substantially higher than that obtained in Excel.
Qualitative data analysis
If the information collected is qualitative, it will therefore be analyzed qualitatively, without prejudice to the possibility of extracting any particular quantitative information, such as frequency, categorization or other similar information. Qualitative analysis is not limited to narrative descriptions, it can cover many other contexts such as the following: Describing contexts or events. Reveal situations. Describe patterns and explain them. Explain events and facts. Building theories. In the SPSS program, it is possible to obtain qualitative information conclusions by applying certain parameters.
Determination of confidence intervals.
Confidence intervals for the mean or other statistical tool are
determined by taking into consideration only normal values (according to Gauss' principles), so information that falls outside the normal area is excluded, as it is considered outside the standard trend. In the following graph, information outside the bell curve was excluded (it represents 5% of the sample; 95% is inside the bell curve).
Levels of significance. These are the values that fell
outside the confidence interval. Therefore, they are complementary to the latter, as can be seen in the graph. Its interpretation is summarized as; degree of probability of making the mistake. The most common and statistically useful is 5%.
Correlations
It is said that there is a correlation when the comparison
between two variables yields two possible results:
1 A perfectly positive correlation (or very close to that
behavior) when one of them increases in a certain proportion, and the other also does so in the same or almost the same proportion. 2 A perfectly negative correlation, when in proportion as one of them increases, the other decreases proportionally.
Its degree of significance is proportional to the degree of its
behavior, for example if a variable with a perfect correlation increases by 10, the other variable will also do so by 10. That is, its significance is 100%, expressed as 1. In another example, if one variable increases by 10, the other increases by 7, its significance level is .07 or 70%. Referring to the proportion