CHAPTER-IV

ANALYSIS AND INTERPRITATION OF DATA

INTRODUCTION

This chapter deals with the analysis and interpretation of the collected data from the samples.
The main purpose of this chapter is to organize the data for easy interpretation. The steps
involved in data analysis are a function of the type of information collected; however, returning
to the purpose of the assessment and the assessment questions will provide a structure for the
organization of the data and a focus for the analysis.

The main purpose of this chapter is to organize and summarize the data for easy interpretation.
This chapter analysis and interprets the data collected using the questionnaire from 50 samples
selected at Shree Swaminarayan R.P. Badiyani and S.R. Badiyani Institute of nursing, Chhaya,
Porbandar. The data was collected to assess the level of knowledge regarding academic
procrastination.

Polit and Hungler described analysis as a “Process of organizing and synthesizing data such as
way that research question can be answered and hypothesis tested.”

The data calculation was carried out on the basis of the objectives formulated:

1. To assess the level of knowledge towards the academic procrastination among the
nursing students.
2. To assess the level of attitude towards the academic procrastination among the
nursing students.
3. To associate the relationship between knowledge towards academic procrastination
with their selected demographic variables.
4. To associate the relationship between attitude towards academic procrastination with
their selected demographic variables

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The Hypotheses of the study were:

H1: There will be a significant difference in the knowledge and attitude towards the academic
procrastination among the nursing students.

H2: There will be a significant association between the knowledge and attitude towards the
academic procrastination with socio demographic variables.

The data have been organized according to the following sections:

Section I: Data on demographic variables of II and III year B.Sc. Nursing Students.

Section II: Frequency and Percentage of level of knowledge of II and III year B.Sc.
Nursing Students

Section III: Mean, Median, Mode and Standard deviation of level of knowledge of II and
III year B.Sc. Nursing Students

Section IV: Data on association between the level of knowledge among II and III year
B.Sc. Nursing Students with their selected demographic variables.

Section V: Data on the evaluation of attitude towards the academic procrastination

among the II and III year B.Sc. Nursing students.

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 SECTION I: DATA ON DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES OF II AND III YEAR B.SC.
NURSING STUDENTS

Table 1.4.1: Frequency and percentage distribution of II and III year B.Sc. Nursing Students
according to demographic variables.

S.R. DEMOGRAPHIC N=50

NO. VARIABLES FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

AGE
1. a. 18-19 years 00 00.00%
b. 20-21 years 50 100.00%
c. 21-22 years 00 00.00%
GENDER
2.
a. Male 20 40.00%
b. Female 30 60.00%
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
3. a. Hostel 10 20.00%
b. Home 33 66.00%
c. Paying guest 07 14.00%
OCCUPATION OF PARENTS
a. Government job 13 26.00%
4. b. Private sector job 11 22.00%
c. Business 18 36.00%
d. Laborer 08 16.00%
FAMILY INCOME PER MONTH
a. 5-10 thousand 06 12.00%
b. 10-15 thousand 09 18.00%
5.
c. 15-20 thousand 17 34.00%
d. More than 20
18 36.00%
thousand
TYPE OF FAMILY
6. a. Joint 22 44.00%
b. Nuclear 27 54.00%
c. Extended 01 02.00%
MARITAL STATUS
7.
a. Married 04 08.00%
b. Unmarried 46 92.00%

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 PERSONALITY
8. a. Introverted 19 38.00%
b. Extroverted 17 34.00%
c. Isolated 14 28.00%

The above table shows the frequency and the percentage distribution of the demographic
variables of the samples which were the students of II and III year B.Sc. Nursing, which include
age, gender, place of residence, occupation of parents, family income per month, type of family,
marital status and personality of the 50 sample selected using simple random sampling at Shree
swaminarayan R.P. Badiyani and S.R. Badiyani institute of nursing, chhaya, Porbandar.

The data given in Table 1.4.1 shows that,

According to the age all 100% of the sample falls between the age group of 20-21 year,
which shows all the 50 samples are of age 21-21 year.

As based on gender 40% of the samples were male while as other 60% samples were female,
in which 20 samples were male and remaining 30 samples were female.

According to the place of residence 20% of the samples were residing in hostel, while as
66% of them were residing at home and remaining 14% were residing as the paying guest
(PG), which shows out of 50 samples 10 reside in hostel, 33 reside at home and 7 reside as
paying guest.

On the basis of record the occupation of the parents of 26% was government job, while
parents of 22% sample were involved in private job, as parents of 36% samples were
involved in business while the parents of the remaining 16% sample were laborer, which
shows out of 50 samples parents of 13 samples were having government job, 11 samples
having private sector job, 18 were having their own business while 8 were involved in labor
work.

As per the data collected the family income per month of the 12% sample were 5-10
thousand while 18% have 10-15 thousand were as 34% of sample have 15-20 thousand and

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 the remaining 36% have family income more than 20 thousand, which shows that out of 50
samples family income of 6 sample was between 5-10 thousand, 9 sample was between 10-
15 thousand, 17 sample between 15-20 thousand were as 18 sample is between more than 20
thousand.

As per the data collection the type of family of the 44% sample was joint were as family of
54% sample was nuclear, while as family of 2% was extended, which shows out of 50
sample the 22 sample lives in joint family, 27 sample lives in nuclear family while only 1
sample live in extended family.

As the data collected the marital status of the 8% samples was married while as remaining
92% were unmarried which shows that out of 50 samples 4 sample were married while the
remaining 46 sample were unmarried.

As per the answer given by the samples the personality of 38% samples was introvert while
34% sample said their personality was extrovert were as remaining 28% sample said they are
having isolated personality, which shows out of 50 samples 19 were introvert, 17 were
extrovert while remaining 14 were isolated.

GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF FREQUENCY OF

DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES:

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 AGE

100%
90%
80%
70%
60% 100%
50%
40%
30%
20%
0% 0%
10%
0%
18-19 YEAR 20-21 YEAR 22-23 YEAR

NO OF STUDENTS

Figure 3: Percentage distribution of sample according to Age

The above figure shows the percentage distribution of the 1 st demographic variable which is age
of the 50 sample in which the age of all the 50 samples fall between 20-21 years.

According to the above data all the percentage distribution of the age group of all 100% sample
falls between the 20-21 years.

DISTRIBUTION OF SAMPLE ON THE BASIS OF GENDER

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 GENDER

40%
male
female

60%

Figure 4: Percentage distribution of sample in terms of gender

The above figure shows percentage distribution of the 2 nd demographic variable which is gender
in which out of 50 samples the 20 samples were male and other remaining 30 samples were
female.

According to percentage distribution on the sample on the basis of gender out of which 40% of
the samples were male while as other remaining 60% sample were female

DISTRIBUTION OF SAMPLE ON THE BASIS OF PLACE OF RESIDENCE

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 PLACE OF RESIDENCE
70%

60%

50%

40% percentage
66%
30%
20%
20% 14%

10%

0%
hostel home paying guest

Figure 5: Percentage distribution of the sample on the basis of place of residence

The above figure shows the percentage distribution of the 3 rd demographic variable that is place
of residence in which 10 sample live at hostel, 23 samples live at home and 7 samples live as
paying guest.

As per the distribution based on percentage of the sample on the basis of place of residence 20%
of sample resides at hostel, while 66% of them reside at home and the remaining 14% resides in
the form of paying guest.

DISTRIBUTION OF SAMPLE ON THE BASIS OF OCCUPATION OF PARENTS

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 OCCUPATION OF PARENTS

40%
35%
30%
25%
20% 36%
15% 26%
22%
10% 16%
5%
0%
government job private job buisness laborer

occupation of parents

Figure 6: Percentage distribution of sample on the basis of occupation of parents

The above figure shows the percentage distribution of the 4th demographic variable that is
occupation of parents in which out of 50 samples the parents of 13 samples have government
job, 11 have private job, 18 are having their own business and 8 are involved in laborer work.

As distributed on the basis of percentage the occupation of parents of 26% sample was
government job, were as parents of 22% sample were having private sector job while the parents
of 36% sample were involved in business and the parents of 16% samples were occupied as
laborer.

DISTRIBUTION OF SAMPLE ON THE BASIS OF FAMILY INCOME PER MONTH

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 FAMILY INCOME PER MONTH
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
34% 36%
15%
family income per month
10% 18%
5% 12%
0%
nd nd nd nd
usa usa usa usa
o o o o
th th th th
10 5 0 20
5- -1 -2
10 15 an
e th
or
m

Figure 7: Percentage distribution of the sample on the basis of family income per month

The above figure shows the percentage distribution of the 5 th demographic variable which is
family income per month out of 50 samples there are 6 samples with monthly income of the
family 5-10 thousand, 9 samples with monthly income of 10-15thousand, 17 samples with the
monthly income of 15-20 thousand and 18 samples with monthly income more than 20 thousand.

On the basis of percentage distribution of sample based on their family income per month the
income of 12% sample was between 5-10 thousand, were as income of 18% sample was between
10-15 thousand, while he income of 34% sample was between 15-20 thousand and the income of
remaining 36% sample was more than 20 thousand.

DISTRIBUTION OF SAMPLE ON THE BASIS OF TYPE OF FAMILY

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 TYPE OF FAMILY

60%

50%

40% Type of family

30% 54%
44%
20%

10% 2%

0%
joint nuclear extened

Figure 8: Percentage distribution of sample on the basis of type of family

The above figure shows the percentage distribution of the 6 th demographic variable that is type of
family in which out of 50 samples 22 sample live in joint family,27 live in nuclear family and 1
live in extended family.

As distribution done by the percentage of the type of family the sample live in which 44%
samples live in joint family, were as 54% sample live in nuclear family while remaining 2% of
sample live in extended family.

DISTRIBUTION OF SAMPLE ON THE BASIS OF MARITAL STATUS

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 MARITAL STATUS
married
8%

unmarried
92%

Figure 9: Percentage distribution of sample on the basis of marital status

The above figure represents the percentage distribution the 7th demographic variable which is
marital status out of 50 samples 4 samples are married while other 46 are unmarried.

As per the distribution done by percentage based on their marital status 8% sample were married
while remaining 92% were unmarried.

DISTRIBUTION OF SAMPLE ON THE BASIS OF PERSONALITY

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 PERSONALITY
40%

35%

30%

25%
personality
20% 38%
34%
15% 28%

10%

5%

0%
introverted extroverted isolated

Figure 10: Graphical representation of sample on the basis of personality

The above graph represents the 8th demographic variable that is personality in which out of 50
samples 19 samples are introverted, 17 samples are extroverted and 14 samples are isolated
personality.

According to the distribution of samples on the basis of percentage based on their personality
38% were introverted, while 34% were extroverted and the remaining 28% were isolated.

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SECTION II: FREQUENCY AND PERCENTAGE OF LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OF II
AND III YEAR B.SC. NURSING STUDENTS

Table 1.4.2: Frequency and percentage distribution of II and III year B.Sc. Nursing students
according to level of knowledge on academic procrastination.

S.R
. LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE
NO.
1. Adequate 18 36.00%
2. Moderate 24 48.00%
3. Inadequate 08 16.00%
Total 50 100%

The above table shows, the frequency and percentage knowledge scores of the
respondents regarding level of knowledge in which out of 50 samples 18 samples (36%) have the
adequate knowledge, 24 samples (48%) have the moderate knowledge and 8 samples (16%) have
the inadequate knowledge regarding academic procrastination.

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GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF FREQUENCY AND PERCENTAGE OF LEVEL
OF KNOWLEDGE OF II AND III YEAR B.SC. NURSING STUDENTS

This shows the graphical presentation of the frequency and the percentage of the level of the
knowledge of the student of II and II year B.Sc nursing studying in shree swaminarayan
R.P.Badiyani and S.R.Badiyani institute of nursing chhaya Porbandar based the data collected
using structured questionnaire

PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUITION CHART:

LEVEL OF KNOWLEGE
inadequate
16%
adequate
36%

moderate
48%

Figure 11: Percentage distribution of value of knowledge level

The above figure represents the percentage value of the level of knowledge of the II and III year
B.Sc nursing regarding academic procrastination out of which 16% students have inadequate
knowledge, 48% student have moderate knowledge and 36% students have adequate knowledge
level regarding academic procrastination.

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FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION CHART:

FREQUENCY
25

20

15 FREQUENCY
24

10 18

5 8

0
ADEQUATE MODERATE INADEQUATE

Figure 12: Graphical representation of frequency distribution of knowledge level

The above chart shows the frequency distribution of the level of knowledge of 50 samples
selected using simple random sampling from II and III year B.Sc nursing student out of which 08
students have inadequate knowledge, 24 students have moderate knowledge and 18 students
have adequate knowledge regarding academic procrastination. This data was collected using the
structured questionnaire which contains questions of academic procrastination.

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SECTION III: MEAN, MEDIAN, MODE AND STANDARD DEVAITION OF LEVEL OF
KNOWLEDGE OF II AND III YEAR B.SC. NURSING STUDENTS

The mean, median, mode and standard deviation are the method used for the statistical analysis
of the data collected from the 50 samples using structured questionnaire on the academic
procrastination.

Mean – The mean score represents a numerical average for a set of responses.

Standard deviation – The standard deviation represents the distribution of the responses around
the mean. It indicates the degree of consistency among the responses. The standard deviation, in
conjunction with the mean, provides a better understanding of the data.

Median - The median is the middle number in a sorted, ascending or descending

Mode - The mode is the value that appears most often in a set of data values.

Table 1.2.3: Tabular representation of mean, median, mode, standard deviation and knowledge
percentage of samples

MEAN MEDIAN MODE STANDARD KNOWLEDGE

DEVIATION PERCENTAGE
KNOWLEDGE 71.66 73 40,100 24.384 84%
SCORE
Data presented in the above table shows the knowledge scores like mean, median, mode and
standard deviation of the samples obtained using structured questionnaire on the knowledge
regarding the academic procrastination. The mean score is 71.66. The able also shows the
standard deviation of the samples which is 24.384. The knowledge percentage score is 84%.

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 SECTION IV: DATA ON ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE
AMONG II AND III YEAR B.SC NURSING STUDENTS WITH THE SELECTED
DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES

Table 1.4.4: Table showing the result obtained from the data collected to find the association
between the level of knowledge of II and III year B.Sc. Nursing students with the selected
demographic variables.

S.R CHI
DEMOGRAPHIC
. LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE TOTAL df SQUARE
VARIABLES
NO. TEST
ADEQUATE MODERATE INADEQUAT
E
1. AGE
A) 18-19 yrs 0 0 0 0 0

B) 20-21 yrs 18 24 8 50 4 NS

C) 22-23 yrs 0 0 0 0 P= 9.49

2. GENDER
A) Male 4 14 2 20 9.87
2 S
B) Female 14 10 6 30
P=5.99
3.
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
A) Hostel 5 3 2 10 4.397
B) Home 9 18 6 33
C) Paying guest 4 NS
4 3 0 7
(PG) P= 9.49
4.
OCCUPATION OF PARENTS

A) Government job 5 6 2 13
B) Private sector 1.849
5 4 2 11
job 6 NS
C) Business 6 10 2 18 P= 12.59

D) Laborer 2 4 2 8
5.
FAMILY INCOME PER MONTH
A) 5-10 thousand 4 2 0 6 6 14.0861

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 B) 10-15 thousand 1 8 0 9
C) 15-20 thousand 8 4 5 17 S
D) More than 20
5 10 3 18 P= 12.59
thousand
6. TYPE OF FAMILY
A) Joint 5 13 4 22 10.7435
B) Nuclear 13 10 4 27
4 S
C) Extended 0 1 0 1
P= 9.49
7. MARITAL STATUS
A) Married 1 3 0 4 1.5019
2 NS
B) Unmarried 8 21 8 46
P=5.99
8. PERSONALITY
A) Introverted 7 9 3 19 2.980
B) Extroverted 7 6 4 17
4 NS
C) Isolated 4 9 1 14
P= 9.49
Significant at 0.05 levels

The above table shows that the analysis of association of selected demographic variables with the
level of knowledge using chi-square test. The test reviled that there was significant association
between the knowledge score of respondent with the demographic variable such as family
income, gender and the type of family because the obtained value was more than the table value
at 0.05 level of significance. But there was no significant association between knowledge score
of respondent with the variables such age, place of residence, occupation of parents, marital
status and personality. Because the obtained values were less than the table values were 0.05
level of significance.

SECTION-V: DATA ON THE AATITTUDE OF THE STUDENTS REGARDING

ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION OF II AND II YEAR B.Sc NURSING

This shows the data which were collected using attitude scale to assess the attitude level of the
samples who were the student of II and III year B.Sc nursing studying in shree swaminarayan
R.P.Badiyani and S.R.Badiyani institute of nursing.

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Table 1.4.5: Representation of the attitude of the samples.

Attitude of
Frequency Percentage
students
Positive
33 66%
(21-30)
Neutral
17 34%
(11-20)
Negative
00 00%
(1-10)
Total 50% 100%

The above table shows the attitude of the students regarding the academic procrastination in
which the students which there are 33(66%) students have positive attitude means they are well
aware regarding procrastination and are working on it and reducing the procrastination, while
17(34%) students have neutral attitude towards procrastination means they know about
procrastination but have issue with time management and there are 00(0%) students who have
negative attitude about procrastination means they generally do things when needed or at the day
before deadline.

GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE ATTITUDE OF THE STUDENTS

TOWARDS THE ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION.

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 Attitude of students
35

30

25

20 Attitude of students
33
15

10 17

5
0
0
positive neutral negative

Figure 13: Attitude of students towards academic procrastination

The above graph represents the attitude of the II and III year B.Sc nursing students towards the
academic procrastination which shows that out of 50 samples 33 have the positive attitude
towards the academic procrastination, while 17 are having neutral attitude towards the academic
procrastination and 0 samples have the negative attitude towards the academic procrastination.

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PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF ATTITUDE

attitude
neutral
34%

positive
66%

Figure 14: percentage distribution of the attitude of samples

The above diagram shows the percentage distribution of the attitude of the sample in which 66%
of the sample have positive attitude towards the procrastination while 34% sample have neutral
attitude towards procrastination were as 00% sample showed negative attitude towards
procrastination.

Thus hypothesis H2 is accepted. It showed the significant association between the knowledge
and attitude of the nursing students because most of the students showed adequate to moderate
knowledge and positive attitude towards procrastination.

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