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PRESENTATION
Basic Statistics — Group Two
 ▪ TITLE OF THE STUDY
▪ BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
▪ OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
▪ SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
Contents: ▪ HYPOTHESIS
▪ DATA AND RESULTS
▪ ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
▪ CONCLUSION
▪ REFERENCES
 ▪ Title of the Study

“A Comparative Study on the Perceived

Factors that Affect the Decision of
POL221 and POL222 of NU-Manila
Political Science Students in Pursuing
Juris Doctor.”
 Deciding whether to pursue a Juris Doctor after an
undergraduate or pre-law course comes with corresponding
factors. More often than not, these factors are what make
pre-law students have second thoughts about proceeding
to graduate studies and studying the law.

▪ Background of the Study

 To know the underlying factors that affect the decision
of NU–Manila Political Science Students to pursue Juris
Doctor and see if there is a significant relationship between
these factors and their decisions.

▪ Objectives of the Study

 ▪ Significance of the Study

This study shall assist and help pre-law

students in listing and evaluating underlying and
most common factors affecting their decisions,
which will serve as a preparation for them if they are
having second thoughts and want to know whether
the path is right for them.
 There is a significant difference between
POL221 and POL222 that each factor influences
the decision of NU-Manila Political Science
Students in going to Law School to pursue Juris
Doctor at 0.05 level of significance.

▪ Hypothesis
▪ Data and Results
 The researchers were able to gather
▪ Pre-Survey a total of 40 responses on the pre-
survey. Among these responses, 23
responded YES indicating that they
are sure of going to law school and
pursuing a Juris Doctor degree. While
5 and 12 responded NO and
UNDECIDED, respectively. With the
data gathered, those who answered
NO and UNDECIDED are our
respondents for this study which
comprises a total of 17.

Figure 1. Pre-survey Result

 The total number of the gathered
main respondents comprise of
POL221 and POL222.

Figure 2. Gathered Main Respondents

 Perceived Factors
1. Financial Constraint.
2. Takes Master’s Degree First.
3. Wants to pursue another field.
4. Wants to work after undergraduate.
5. Law School is hard.
Table 1. Perceived Factors
▪ Survey
Scale Interpretation
5 Strongly Agree
4 Agree
3 Neutral
2 Disagree
1 Strongly Disagree
Table 2. Interpretation Table
 ▪ Data Result

I. Financial Constraint

Interpretation Scale POL221 POL222

5 5
5 2
(5) Strongly Agree 4 3
(4) Agree 3 3
(3) Neutral 4 4
(2) Disagree 3 3
(1) Strongly Disagree 1 4
4 3
4
Total Mean: 3.63 3.44
The first perceived factor is the Financial Constraint.
The 17 respondents comprising POL221 and POL222
rated if this factor has something to do with their ▪ Analysis of the Result
decision in pursuing a Juris Doctor degree. The
researchers want to compare if both section has the
I. Financial Constraint
same or different perception towards the first
perceived factor.

In POL221, shown in the data results that 37 percent answered Agree, Strongly Agree and
Neutral both got 25 percent of POL221, and 13 percent said Strongly Disagree. The total
mean of POL221 is 3.63 which indicates that most of them AGREE that Financial Constraint
has an effect to their decision in pursuing Juris Doctor.

Meanwhile, 45 percent of POL222 answered Neutral, 33 percent Agree, and 11 percent for
both Strongly Agree and Strongly Disagree. The total mean of POL222 on the first factor is
3.44 which means that majority of them are NEUTRAL that Financial Constraint also has an
effect to their decision in pursuing Juris Doctor.
 Hypothesis Testing

I. Financial Constraint

Since p(T<=t) = 0.75 which is greater

than a=0.05, do not reject Ho. Conclude
that there is no significant difference
between POL221 and POL222 that
Financial Constraint influences the
decision of NU-Manila Political Science
Students in going to Law School to
pursue Juris Doctor at 0.05 level of
significance.
 ▪ Data Result

II. Take Master’s Degree First

Interpretation Scale POL221 POL222

3 5
4 4
(5) Strongly Agree 5 3
(4) Agree 3 5
(3) Neutral 5 4
(2) Disagree 3 4
(1) Strongly Disagree 3 3
4 4
4
Total Mean: 3.75 4
The second perceived factor is Take Master’s
Degree First. The 17 respondents comprising
POL221 and POL222 rated if this factor has ▪ Analysis of the Result
something to do with their decision in pursuing a Juris
Doctor degree. The researchers want to compare if
II. Take Master’s Degree First
both section has the same or different perception
towards the first perceived factor.

As shown in the data result, 50 percent of POL221 responded Neutral, while both Agree and
Strongly Agree got 25 percent. The said factor got a 3.75 total mean from POL221 which says
that the section AGREES that they might take a Master’s Degree first before pursuing Juris
Doctor.

POL222 on the other hand, 56 percent answered Agree, and 22 percent on both Strongly
Agree and Neutral. Taking a master’s degree first got a total mean of 4 from POL222 which
means that most of them will consider this factor.
 Hypothesis Testing

II. Take Master’s Degree First

Since p(T<=t) = 0.53 which is greater

than a=0.05, do not reject Ho. Conclude
that there is no significant difference
between POL221 and POL222 that
taking Master’s Degree First
influences the decision of NU-Manila
Political Science Students in going to
Law School to pursue Juris Doctor at
0.05 level of significance.
 ▪ Data Result

III. Wants to pursue another field

Interpretation Scale POL221 POL222

2 1
3 2
(5) Strongly Agree 2 5
(4) Agree 5 5
(3) Neutral 1 3
(2) Disagree 4 3
(1) Strongly Disagree 3 4
2 2
1
Total Mean: 2.75 2.89
The third perceived factor is Wants to pursue
another field. The 17 respondents comprising
POL221 and POL222 rated if this factor has ▪ Analysis of the Result
something to do with their decision in pursuing a Juris
Doctor degree. The researchers want to compare if
III. Wants to pursue another field
both section has the same or different perception
towards the first perceived factor.

In POL221, 38 percent of them answered Disagree, 25 percent Neutral, 13 percent on

Strongly Disagree, and 12 percent for both Agree and Strongly Agree, as per the data result.
The total mean is 2.75 which tells the researchers that POL221 DISAGREE that they want to
pursue another field.

For POL222, 23 percent responded Strongly Agree, 22 percent said Disagree, Strongly
Disagree, and Neutral. Agree got 11 percent. The third factor got a 2.89 total mean from
POL222 which indicates that they also DISAGREE in pursuing another field.
 Hypothesis Testing

III. Wants to pursue another field

Since p(T<=t) = 0.84 which is greater

than a=0.05, do not reject Ho. Conclude
that there is no significant difference
between POL221 and POL222 that
wanting to Pursue Another Field
influences the decision of NU-Manila
Political Science Students in going to
Law School to pursue Juris Doctor at
0.05 level of significance.
 ▪ Data Result

IV. Wants to work after undergraduate

Interpretation Scale POL221 POL222

4 4
5 5
(5) Strongly Agree 5 5
(4) Agree 5 2
(3) Neutral 2 3
(2) Disagree 5 4
(1) Strongly Disagree 3 3
4 5
3
Total Mean: 4.13 3.78
The fourth perceived factor is Wants to work after
undergraduate. The 17 respondents comprising
POL221 and POL222 rated if this factor has ▪ Analysis of the Result
something to do with their decision in pursuing a Juris
Doctor degree. The researchers want to compare if
IV. Wants to work after undergraduate
both section has the same or different perception
towards the first perceived factor.

Shown in the data result, 50 percent of POL221 responded Strongly Agree, 25 percent for
Agree, 13 percent for Disagree, and 12 percent for Neutral. Total mean for POL221 is 4.13
which indicates a response of AGREE for wanting to work after undergraduate.

As for POL222, 34 percent for Strongly Agree, 33 percent for Neutral, 22 percent for Agree,
and 11 percent for Disagree. The fourth perceived factor got total of 3.78 as mean which
means that POL222 also AGREE for wanting to work after undergraduate.
 Hypothesis Testing

IV. Wants to work after undergraduate

Since p(T<=t) = 0.53 which is greater

than a=0.05, do not reject Ho. Conclude
that there is no significant difference
between POL221 and POL222 that
wanting to Work After Undergraduate
influences the decision of NU-Manila
Political Science Students in going to
Law School to pursue Juris Doctor at
0.05 level of significance.
 ▪ Data Result

V. Law School Is Hard

Interpretation Scale POL221 POL222

3 5
3 5
(5) Strongly Agree 3 5
(4) Agree 5 5
(3) Neutral 5 5
(2) Disagree 5 4
(1) Strongly Disagree 4 5
5 5
5
Total Mean: 4.13 4.89
The last perceived factor is Law School Is Hard. The
17 respondents comprising POL221 and POL222
rated if this factor has something to do with their ▪ Analysis of the Result
decision in pursuing a Juris Doctor degree. The
researchers want to compare if both section has the
same or different perception towards the first V. Law School Is Hard
perceived factor.

50 percent answered Strongly Agree as shown in the data, 38 percent for Neutral, and 12
percent for Agree. Total mean is at 4.13 which designates that POL221 AGREE that law
school is hard.

For POL222, 89 percent of them answered Strongly Agree, and 11 percent for Agree. 4.89 is
the total mean which highly designates that POL222 AGREE that law school is hard.
 Hypothesis Testing

V. Law School is hard

Since p(T<=t) = 0.07 which is greater

than a=0.05, do not reject Ho.
Conclude that there is no significant
difference between POL221 and
POL222 that Law School Is Hard
influences the decision of NU-Manila
Political Science Students in going to
Law School to pursue Juris Doctor at
0.05 level of significance.
 Studying the law should be motivated by more than just a desire to be a professional and all the
fancy perks that come with it. One should consider many factors to assess whether law school is for them
because the difficulty goes beyond studying the law itself but also the means and needs to stay.

The researchers aim to know the underlying factors that affect the decision of NU-Manila
Political Science Students to pursue a Juris Doctor and see if there is a significant difference among pre-
law students with these factors. The researchers investigated whether these factors are being experienced
by pre-law students or not. The researchers hypothesize that there is a significant difference between
POL221 and POL222 of NU-Manila Political Science Students that each factor influences their decision to
go to Law School to pursue a Juris Doctor.

After all the procedures, this study concludes that it is the same among pre-law students based
on the data results and hypothesis testing. There is no significant difference between POL221 and POL222
of NU-Manila Political Science Students that each factor influences their decision to go to Law School to
pursue a Juris Doctor. This only means that we can affirm that these factors indeed have effect on their
decision.

▪ Conclusion
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