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STATISTICAL TREATMENT

The individual responses were tabulated and subjected to statistical treatments as follows:

Weighted average mean is a statistical method which calculates the average by

multiplying the weights with its respective mean and taking its sum. This will be used to

get the mean of the responses in part one and two using Likert scale.

❑
∑ ❑ wi x i
WAM = ❑
❑
∑
❑
❑ wi

Wherein: WAM = Weighted average mean

w i = weight

x i = value

The scale to be used is as follows:

Table 3. Interpretation of Average Mean

Range Interpretation

4 Strongly agree

3 Agree

2 Disagree

1 Strongly disagree
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Pearson correlation coefficient (also known as Pearson product-moment

correlation coefficient) r is a measure to determine the relationship (instead of difference)

between five quantitative variables coincide with one another – that is, the extent to

which five variables are linearly related: changes in one variable correspond to changes

in another variable. The independent variable (x) will be measured through the inputs

distributed by means of the RCEF, a component of RTL and the dependent variable (y)

will be measured based on the different perspectives of the respondents.

❑
∑ ❑( xi −μ)( yi − y)
r= ❑

√
❑ ❑
∑ ❑(x i−μ)
2

❑
∑
❑
❑( y ¿¿ i− y )2 ¿

Wherein: r =correlation coefficient

x i=values of the x-variable in a sample

μ=mean of the values of the x-variable

y i = values of the y-variable in a sample

Y= mean of the values of the y-variable

The possible values of the correlation coefficient may range from -1 to +1, with -1

indicating a perfectly linear negative or inverse relationship (sloping downward) and +1

indicating a perfectly linear positive correlation (sloping upward). The result using the

abovementioned formula shall be interpreted as follows:

Table 4. Interpretation of Pearson Correlation Coefficient

Range Interpretation
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1 Perfect correlation

0.81 – 0.99 Very high correlation

0.61 – 0.80 High correlation

0.41 – 0.60 Moderate correlation

0.21 – 0.40 Low correlation

0.01 – 0.20 Very low correlation

0 No relationship
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SAMPLING PLAN

The respondents of the study were grade 12 students in Divine Word College of Calapan –
Pinamalayan Campus in the province of Oriental Mindoro. The sample was derived from the
population using Simple Random Sampling (SRS) wherein all grade 12 students in different
strands were randomly chosen. This is given that every student in grade12 has experienced
public transportation that they’ve witnessed the increase in inflation first-hand within the
transport sector.