Running head: ASSIGNMENT 2 - ANALYSIS OF DATA - PART 1 1 Assignment 2: Analysis of data - Part 1 Name Student nnumber Submitted as: Assignment 2: Analysis of data - Part 1 Date due: 3 January 2020 eLA: Name Learning Group: Number
ASSIGNMENT 2 - ANALYSIS OF DATA - PART 1 2 Assignment 2: Analysis of data - Part 1 Question 1 - Summary of a categorical variable The distribution of responses to the statement 'I enjoy my work' for a random sample of 1,500 Australian Public Service Sector employees is displayed in Figure 1. The majority of responses to the statement 'I enjoy my work' was 'Agree' (56.5%), but 'Strongly Agree' was also a common response (25.5%). Very few employees said that they 'Disagree' or 'Strongly Disagree' that they enjoy their work. Question 1 - Summary of a categorical variable - SPSS Output 60 50 40 Percent 30 20 10 0 Strongly disagree Disagree Neither agree nor disagree Agree Strongly Agree I enjoy my work ... Figure 1: Percentage bar chart for responses to the statement 'I enjoy my work'. I enjoy my work ... Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Valid Strongly disagree 21 Disagree 80 Neither agree nor disagree 168 Agree 848 Strongly Agree 383 Total 1500 1.4 5.3 11.2 56.5 25.5 100.0 1.4 5.3 11.2 17.9 56.5 25.5 100.0 1.4 6.7 74.5 100.0 Table 1: Work enjoyment frequency table
ASSIGNMENT 2 - ANALYSIS OF DATA - PART 1 3 Question 2 - Summary of a metric variable The distribution of job engagement in a random sample of 1,449 Australian Public Service Sector employees is displayed in Figure 1. The distribution is negatively skewed with 50% of respondents reporting a level of engagement of 16 points or more on an interval scale ranging from 0 to 20 points. Typically employees reported an engagement level between 13 and 18 points, with half of the employee responses falling within this range. Seven employees reported particularly low job engagement scores between 0 and 5 points. Question 2 - Summary of a metric variable - SPSS Output 250 Mean = 15.04 Std. Dev. = 3.935 N = 1,449 200 150 Frequency 100 50 0 0 5 10 15 20 Level of Engagement with your Job [scale of 0 - 20] Figure 1: Distribution of job engagement level