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This document summarizes the results of quantitative research analyzing the relationship between various demographic factors, motivations, experiences, and income. It finds that: 1) The sample was 51.7% male and most had a Master's degree level of education. 2) Motivation and income had a moderate positive correlation, while experience and income had a small positive correlation; experience and motivation were not significantly correlated. 3) A regression analysis found that allowance and events explained 44.7% of the variation in motivation levels, and that higher allowance and fewer events predicted higher motivation levels.

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Quantitative Research and Analysis - Assignment 1 & 2 - Questions

This document summarizes the results of quantitative research analyzing the relationship between various demographic factors, motivations, experiences, and income. It finds that: 1) The sample was 51.7% male and most had a Master's degree level of education. 2) Motivation and income had a moderate positive correlation, while experience and income had a small positive correlation; experience and motivation were not significantly correlated. 3) A regression analysis found that allowance and events explained 44.7% of the variation in motivation levels, and that higher allowance and fewer events predicted higher motivation levels.

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Quantitative Research Methods – MACC – Assignment (1 & 2)

Data Analysis and Findings Interpretation

Instruction: Please interpret ALL the SPSS outputs below as detail as possible.

Assignment 1:

(1) Demographic Information (20 marks)

Demographic Information (Gender)

In the gender frequency table, we could see the percentage analysis of the group set. You could
see, 51.7 percent of the sample is male and 48.3 percent of the sample is female. It means, we
use more males than females in this research.

For the analysis of educational status, 5 answer choices were provided to be answered by the
respondents namely High School, Diploma, Bachelor, Master and Ph.D. Based on the analysis,
the highest level of education of the respondents is Master which is 39 people with 25.8%.
While the second highest level of education is High School of 33 people (21.9%). Followed by
Ph.D of 30 people (19.9%) and Diploma of 26 people (17.2%). While the lowest level of
education of respondents is Bachelor which is 23 people (15.2%)

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(2) Correlation Analysis (10 marks)

From the table above, the correlation between Motivation and Income takes value 0.528. This
represents a moderate positive correlation. The correlation is given in the table, along with a
significance value and a sample size which in this case is 151. This is the number of
observations in which both Motivation and Income where observed. We can test if this
correlation is significantly different from zero which will depend on (i) the magnitude of the
correlation and (ii) the number of observations on which the correlation is based. The p value
(quoted under Sig. (2-tailed)) is .000 (reported as p < .001) which is less than 0.05. We
therefore have significant evidence to reject the null hypothesis that the correlation is 0. We
would report the result as follows: The variables Motivation and Income were significantly and
moderately positively correlated r = .528, N = 151, p < .001

The correlation between Experience and Income takes value .182. This correlation is small but
positive. The p value (quoted under Sig. (2-tailed)) is 0.025 (reported as p < .001) which is less
than 0.05. We therefore have significant evidence to reject the null hypothesis. We would report
the result as follows: The variables Experience and Income were significantly and slightly
positively correlated r = 0.182, N = 151, p < 0.05.

The correlation between Experience and Motivation takes value -.088. This correlation is
negative. The p value (quoted under Sig. (2-tailed)) is 0.281 (reported as p < .001) which is
more than 0.05. We accept the null hypothesis and would report the result as follows: The
variables Experience and Motivation were not significantly correlated.

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Assignment 2:

(3) Regression Analysis (30 marks)

The regression analysis using Motivation Level as the outcome variable and the
variables Events and Allowance as predictors. These measure the. We expect that better
Motivation Level would be associated with lower Events and a higher Allowance given.

This table provides the R and R Square values. The R value represents the simple correlation
and is 0.669 (the "R" Column), which indicates a high degree of correlation. The R Square value
(the "R Square" column) indicates how much of the total variation in the dependent variable,
Motivation Level, can be explained by the independent variable, Events and Allowance. In this
case, 44.7% can be explained, which is large.

The next table is the ANOVA table, which reports how well the regression equation fits the data
(i.e., predicts the dependent variable). This table indicates that the regression model predicts
the dependent variable significantly well. Look at the "Regression" row and go to the "Sig."
column. This indicates the statistical significance of the regression model that was run.

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Here, p < 0.005, which is less than 0.05, and indicates that, overall, the regression model
statistically significantly predicts the outcome variable. From this table show that Allowance and
Events are significantly useful in explaining Motivation Level.

The Coefficients table provides us with the necessary information to predict Motivation Level


from Allowance and Events, as well as determine whether income contributes statistically
significantly to the model (by looking at the "Sig." column). Furthermore, we can use the values
in the "B" column under the "Unstandardized Coefficients" column. To present the regression
equation as:

Motivation Level = 2 + 0.265(Allowance) + [– 0.202 (Events)]

With one-unit increase in Events, the Motivayion Level decreases by 0.202. The coefficient is
negative which would indicate that more events are related to lower Motivation Level.

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