Statistical Treatment

 Ranking – It is the method of classifying or sorting data in an order to show

relationship in terms of which value is higher than, lower than or equal to.

 Weighted Mean – It is used to assign weights in individual values to determine

comparative importance in the observation. The following formula is used for

computing Weighted Mean:

xw
x̅ =
N

Where:

x̅ = Weighted Mean

x = Frequency of response per weight

w = Weight

N = Total number of respondents

 Percentage Frequency Distribution – It is used to show relative frequency of

survey responses and other data. The following formula is used for computing

Percentage Frequency Distribution:

f
%= ×100
N

Where:

% = Percentage

f = Frequency

N = Total number of respondents

 Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient – It is used to measure the degree of

relationship or association between two variables. The following formula is used for

computing Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient:

( xi −x̅ )( y i− ȳ )
r=
√ ∑( x −x̅ )2 ∑ ( y− ȳ )2
Where:

r = Correlation

xi / yi = values of each variable

x̅ / ȳ = mean of variables

 Linear Regression – It measures the association of two variables by predicting the

value of a dependent variable based on one or more independent variable. The

following formula is used for computing Linear Regression:

( Σ y ) ( Σ x )2−( Σ xy )
a= 2 2
n ( Σ x ) −( Σ x )

n ( Σ xy )−( Σ x )( Σ y )
b=
n ( Σ x )2 −( Σ x )2

y=a+bx

Where:

x = Independent variable

y = Dependent variable

a = y-intercept

b = Slope of the line