Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis Essay

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quantitative and qualitative data analysis essay

Introduction:

This essay consists of two parts. Part A is an analysis of quantitative data and Part B is an analysis of qualitative data. We will give you the data in both cases. Each part should consist of data analysis, commentary and interpretation. You should write well-structured report of between 750 and 1000 words for each part – plus any diagrams and charts you produce and a list of references.

Part A

The report carries out the data analysis of employee data to answer some human resources related questions using the SPSS software. The screenshots of the entire data are presented in the Appendix 1 and Appendix 2. The report provides the findings for the HR (human resources) issues after carrying out the data analysis of employee’s data. The outcome of the analysis reveals that workers between 25 and 55 years of age form the largest percentage of employees in the organization where the mean age of all the entire workforce is 39.19 years. However, workers between 18 and 29 years of age consist of 30.4% of the workforce. However, workers between age of 30 and 40 consist of 23.2% of employees within the organization. Employees between 41 and 50 years of age consist of 23.2% of the workforce while employees between 51 and 63 of age consist of 21.7%.

The findings also reveal the proportion of the employees belonging to each ethnic group. The entire workforce is 70 in number and White ethnic group forms 51.4% (36) of all employees while Asians rank second with 25.7% (18). West Indians are 20% (14) while Africans are 2.9% (2). The average income of all workers is $7,819.12. The result of the regression analysis reveals that the number of salary increases with an increase in the number of years worked in the organization because the p-value is 8.6, which is more than 0.05 the significant level. Moreover, the average salary is statistically significant at different skill categories. The p-value is .074 which is more than 0.05 the significant level showing that as skills of workers increase, their salary also increases. Moreover, there is a significant difference between males and females who attended the firm’s meeting last month because 58.3% of males attended the meeting while 41.7% of female attended the meeting last month. The result of the “Pearson Chi-Square” shows that ?(1) = 0.206, p = .650 revealing that “there a significant difference between the proportion of males and females who attended the firm’s meeting last month”.

Following is the analysis of employee data:

1. “What is the age distribution of the workforce? (Use, for example, Histogram)”

FREQUENCIES VARIABLES=age

/STATISTICS=RANGE MEAN

/HISTOGRAM

/ORDER=ANALYSIS.

Frequencies

[DataSet1] C:UsersucerDesktop188375_jss.sav

Statistics
Age
N Valid 69
Missing 1
Mean 39,19
Range 45

Age
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid 18 2 2,9 2,9 2,9
19 2 2,9 2,9 5,8
21 2 2,9 2,9 8,7
23 1 1,4 1,4 10,1
26 3 4,3 4,3 14,5
27 2 2,9 2,9 17,4
28 3 4,3 4,3 21,7
29 6 8,6 8,7 30,4
30 1 1,4 1,4 31,9
31 4 5,7 5,8 37,7
32 2 2,9 2,9 40,6
33 1 1,4 1,4 42,0
34 1 1,4 1,4 43,5
35 1 1,4 1,4 44,9
37 2 2,9 2,9 47,8
38 1 1,4 1,4 49,3
39 1 1,4 1,4 50,7
40 2 2,9 2,9 53,6
42 2 2,9 2,9 56,5
43 3 4,3 4,3 60,9
45 1 1,4 1,4 62,3
46 2 2,9 2,9 65,2
47 1 1,4 1,4 66,7
48 5 7,1 7,2 73,9
50 2 2,9 2,9 76,8
51 1 1,4 1,4 78,3
52 2 2,9 2,9 81,2
53 4 5,7 5,8 87,0
54 2 2,9 2,9 89,9
55 2 2,9 2,9 92,8
57 1 1,4 1,4 94,2
59 1 1,4 1,4 95,7
61 1 1,4 1,4 97,1
62 1 1,4 1,4 98,6
63 1 1,4 1,4 100,0
Total 69 98,6 100,0
Missing 0 1 1,4
Total 70 100,0

2.“What proportion of employees belongs to each ethnic group? (Use, for example, Bar Graph)”

FREQUENCIES VARIABLES=ethnicgp

/STATISTICS=RANGE MEAN

/GROUPED=ethnicgp

/BARCHART FREQ

/ORDER=ANALYSIS.

Frequencies

[DataSet1] C:UsersucerDesktop188375_jss.sav

Statistics
Ethnic Group
N Valid 70
Missing 0
Mean 1,74
Range 3
Ethnic Group
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid white 36 51,4 51,4 51,4
asian 18 25,7 25,7 77,1
west indian 14 20,0 20,0 97,1
african 2 2,9 2,9 100,0
Total 70 100,0 100,0

 

3.“What is the average income? (Use, for example, Descriptive Statistics, Descriptives)”

DESCRIPTIVES VARIABLES=income

/STATISTICS=MEAN STDDEV MIN MAX.

Descriptives

[DataSet1] C:UsersucerDesktop188375_jss.sav

Descriptive Statistics
N Minimum Maximum Mean Std. Deviation
Income 68 5900 10500 7819,12 997,947
Valid N (listwise) 68

4.“How is number of years worked related to salary, if at all? (Use, for example, Linear Regression)”

REGRESSION

/MISSING LISTWISE

/STATISTICS COEFF OUTS CI(95) R ANOVA

/CRITERIA=PIN(.05) POUT(.10)

/NOORIGIN

/DEPENDENT income

/METHOD=ENTER years.

Regression

[DataSet1] C:UsersucerDesktop188375_jss.sav

Variables Entered/Removeda
Model Variables Entered Variables Removed Method
1 Years Workedb . Enter
a. Dependent Variable: Income
b. All requested variables entered.
Model Summary
Model R R Square Adjusted R Square Std. Error of the Estimate
1 ,340a ,115 ,102 945,711
a. Predictors: (Constant), Years Worked
ANOVAa
Model Sum of Squares df Mean Square F Sig.
1 Regression 7696787,937 1 7696787,937 8,606 ,005b
Residual 59028359,122 66 894369,078
Total 66725147,059 67
a. Dependent Variable: Income
b. Predictors: (Constant), Years Worked
Coefficientsa
Model Unstandardized Coefficients Standardized Coefficients t Sig. 95,0% Confidence Interval for B
B Std. Error Beta Lower Bound Upper Bound
1 (Constant) 7410,810 180,346 41,092 ,000 7050,737 7770,883
Years Worked 31,841 10,854 ,340 2,934 ,005 10,170 53,511
a. Dependent Variable: Income

5. “How different are the average salaries of the different skill categories? (Use, for example, One-way ANOVA)”

ONEWAY income BY skill

/POLYNOMIAL=1

/STATISTICS DESCRIPTIVES

/MISSING ANALYSIS

/POSTHOC=TUKEY ALPHA(0.05).

Oneway

[DataSet1] C:UsersucerDesktop188375_jss.sav

Descriptives
Income
N Mean Std. Deviation Std. Error 95% Confidence Interval for Mean Minimum Maximum
Lower Bound Upper Bound
unskilled 14 7628,57 730,046 195,113 7207,06 8050,09 6500 8800
semi-skilled 18 7288,89 741,135 174,687 6920,33 7657,45 5900 8800
fairly skilled 20 8095,00 931,029 208,185 7659,26 8530,74 6200 9500
highly skilled 16 8237,50 1267,478 316,869 7562,11 8912,89 6400 10500
Total 68 7819,12 997,947 121,019 7577,56 8060,67 5900 10500
ANOVA
Income
Sum of Squares df Mean Square F Sig.
Between Groups (Combined) 9891797,852 3 3297265,951 3,713 ,016
Linear Term Unweighted 5288030,013 1 5288030,013 5,955 ,017
Weighted 6062905,680 1 6062905,680 6,827 ,011
Deviation 3828892,173 2 1914446,086 2,156 ,124
Within Groups 56833349,206 64 888021,081
Total 66725147,059 67

Post Hoc Tests

Multiple Comparisons
Dependent Variable: Income
Tukey HSD
(I) rated skill (J) rated skill Mean Difference (I-J) Std. Error Sig. 95% Confidence Interval
Lower Bound Upper Bound
unskilled semi-skilled 339,683 335,804 ,743 -546,12 1225,48
fairly skilled -466,429 328,377 ,491 -1332,63 399,78
highly skilled -608,929 344,864 ,299 -1518,62 300,77
semi-skilled unskilled -339,683 335,804 ,743 -1225,48 546,12
fairly skilled -806,111 306,163 ,051 -1613,72 1,50
highly skilled -948,611* 323,784 ,024 -1802,70 -94,52
fairly skilled unskilled 466,429 328,377 ,491 -399,78 1332,63
semi-skilled 806,111 306,163 ,051 -1,50 1613,72
highly skilled -142,500 316,073 ,969 -976,25 691,25
highly skilled unskilled 608,929 344,864 ,299 -300,77 1518,62
semi-skilled 948,611* 323,784 ,024 94,52 1802,70
fairly skilled 142,500 316,073 ,969 -691,25 976,25
*. The mean difference is significant at the 0.05 level.

Homogeneous Subsets

Income
Tukey HSDa,b
rated skill N Subset for alpha = 0.05
1 2
semi-skilled 18 7288,89
unskilled 14 7628,57 7628,57
fairly skilled 20 8095,00 8095,00
highly skilled 16 8237,50
Sig. ,074 ,252
Means for groups in homogeneous subsets are displayed.
a. Uses Harmonic Mean Sample Size = 16,703.
b. The group sizes are unequal. The harmonic mean of the group sizes is used. Type I error levels are not guaranteed.

6. “Is there a significant difference between the proportion of males and females who attended the firm’s meeting last month? (Use, for example, Chi-Squared)”

CROSSTABS

/TABLES=gender BY attend

/FORMAT=AVALUE TABLES

/STATISTICS=CHISQ PHI

/CELLS=COUNT ROW COLUMN TOTAL

/COUNT ROUND CELL.

Crosstabs

[DataSet1] C:UsersucerDesktop188375_jss.sav

Case Processing Summary
Cases
Valid Missing Total
N Percent N Percent N Percent
Gender * attended meeting 70 100,0% 0 0,0% 70 100,0%
Gender * attended meeting Crosstabulation
attended meeting Total
yes no
Gender male Count 21 18 39
% within Gender 53,8% 46,2% 100,0%
% within attended meeting 58,3% 52,9% 55,7%
% of Total 30,0% 25,7% 55,7%
female Count 15 16 31
% within Gender 48,4% 51,6% 100,0%
% within attended meeting 41,7% 47,1% 44,3%
% of Total 21,4% 22,9% 44,3%
Total Count 36 34 70
% within Gender 51,4% 48,6% 100,0%
% within attended meeting 100,0% 100,0% 100,0%
% of Total 51,4% 48,6% 100,0%
Chi-Square Tests
Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided) Exact Sig. (2-sided) Exact Sig. (1-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square ,206a 1 ,650
Continuity Correctionb ,045 1 ,831
Likelihood Ratio ,206 1 ,650
Fisher’s Exact Test ,810 ,416
Linear-by-Linear Association ,203 1 ,652
N of Valid Cases 70
a. 0 cells (0,0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 15,06.
b. Computed only for a 2×2 table
Symmetric Measures
Value Approx. Sig.
Nominal by Nominal Phi ,054 ,650
Cramer’s V ,054 ,650
N of Valid Cases 70

Part B

The empirical evidence shows that there is scanty of research that investigates the experience of women with reference to Pakistan context. The uniqueness of the Pakistan is their interplay between family structure religion, culture, and class, which affects their reconciliation of family roles and works among Pakistani women. The study uses the in-depth semi-structured interview to investigate the experience of Pakistani women with reference to work-family conflict. The study uses the qualitative data analysis to enhance data reliability and validity. The analysis is carried out by reading the texts to understand the entire context of the interviews.

The outcome of the analysis produces several themes. The first theme produced from the interview is the joint family. It is revealed from the interview that joint family is an essential part of the Pakistani culture. (Anthias, 2013). In Pakistan, all family member sees themselves as one. For example, if one of the family members gets sick, all the family members will rally round the person and take care of him or her. If a woman falls sick, it is a member of the family who will do all the caring while her husband does nothing. The shortcoming of the joint family is that it is impossible for a woman to buy something for herself alone, she is obliged to buy the item for all the member of the family. Moreover, a woman in the joint family cannot buy things for her children alone, she is obliged to buy the same item for all member of the family. (Ammons, . & Edgell, 2007).

Another theme identified in the study is a conflict between a woman role in the family and work. In the Pakistani context, woman expectation is to perform the family roles with regards to the family expectation. While a woman in Pakistan might have worked long hours, the office work responsibility should not affect the childcare and domestic responsibilities. (Anwar, & Shahzad, 2011). For example, the society will judge a woman based on the level of her family caring responsibility. Thus, Pakistani women are expected to fulfill all homemaking no matter her position in her place of work. (Ali et al., 2011). Since women are required to perform both the role of a good woman and ideal worker, inability to perform these roles will be considered a sign of deficiencies. (Arif, & Amir, 2008). For example, women are responsible take care of their husband such as making the breakfast ready, iron their clothes and get everything ready that the husband will need for the office hour the next day. A woman has to fulfill these roles even if she works. Based on the load of work that women are required to carry out in the matrimonial home, 95% of women are happy that they are not working.

Another theme in the study is that men in Pakistan women are not obliged to work and it is men who are to work and take care of the family. One of the participants confirmed this assertion when she was complaining that she had a backache because the office seats are not comfortable, and they are required working non-stop sitting “for long hours on the same chair without any break”. The husband replies: “Leave the job and rest at home. I am not demanding. I never demanded anything from him at all”. The participant also confirms that women need to seek permission from her husband before being allowed to spend their earning. (Ansari, 2011).

A relationship between the Pakistani women and their husband’s relatives is another theme identified in the study because a woman is required to become obstinate for the relative of her husband. In short, women consider men to be the head of the family in Pakistan and women are required to seek for permissions for everything from their husbands. Moreover, the mentality of the husband is to be the only person who is to contribute financially and women are not allowed to contribute financially. One of the participants confirms this assertion by stating:

When I was at my home, at the time of emergency, birthdays, anniversaries, I used to contribute financially and bought gifts to please my family members. Even I cannot buy a gift for him. My husband tells me to buy things for him from his money. He is not developing a habit of taking money from me. . If a husband starts to take money from his wife, then the wife eventually ends up surrendering before him”.

We hope this example Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis essay will provide you with a template or guideline in helping you write your own paper on this topic.  You are free to use any information, sources, or topics, titles, or ideas provided in this essay as long as you properly cite the information in your paper and on your reference page.

References

Ali, T. S. (2011). Living with violence in the home: Exposure and experiences among married women, residing in urban Karachi, Pakistan. Ph.D. Dissertation Department Of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

Ammons, S. K. & Edgell, P. (2007). Religious Influences on Work–Family Trade-Offs. Journal of Family Issues, 28(6). 794-826.

Ansari, S. A. (2011). Gender difference: Work and family conflicts and family-work conflicts. Pakistan Business Review, 13(2). 315-331.

Anthias, F. (2013). Intersectional what? Social divisions, intersectionality and levels of analysis. Ethnicities, 13(1). 3-19.

Anwar, M. & Shahzad, K. (2011). Impact of Work-Life Conflict on Perceived Employee Performance: Evidence from Pakistan. European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Sciences, 13(2011). 82-86.

Arif, N. & Amir, T. (2008). Adjustment of Married Working Women in Joint Family System. MA Gender Studies Dissertation Department of Gender Studies, University of the Punjab, Pakistan.

Appendices

Appendix 1: Data Presentation

Appendix 2 : Variable Presentation

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