2: Descriptive Statistics in Interpreting Participants' Profiles

Prelim Topic

Descriptive Statistics

Helps us summarize and describe data so we can understand what’s gong on before diving into more complex analysis. Think of them as the “first look” at your data!

APA: A total of 205 Employees participated (55% male, 45% female). Most supervisors were male (n = 125, 60%)

Gender of Participants

• Employees: 112 male (55%) | 93 female (45%)

• Supervisors: 125 male (60%) | 80 female (40%)

APA: The mean age of participants was 32.00 years (SD = 5.80), while the mean age of their supervisors was 42.00 years (SD = 4.30)

Age of Participants

• Employees: Average (mean) = 32 years | Range = 21 to 56

• Supervisors: Average (mean) = 42 years | Range = 30 to 55

APA: A majority of participants were single (70%), while most supervisors were married (60%).

Civil Status

• Employees: 70% single (n = 143), 30% married (n = 62)

• Supervisors: 60% married (n = 125), 40% single (n = 80)

Visualizing the Data

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APA: Most Participants were female (54.6%) with an average age of 25 years. The majority were either employed (38.1%) or students (32%).

• Gender

  45.4% Male, 54.6% Female (N = 100)

• Average Age

  M = 25 years old

• Employment Status

  38.1% employed, 32% student, 17.5% unemployed, 12.4% self-employed

• Educational Attainment

  41.2% college graduates, 41.2% undergraduates, others less than 10%

• Monthly Household Income

  40.2% earned below PHP 20,000

APA: The majority of participants (70.1%) reported being always connected online. and 89.7% had used social media for more than three years.

• Most Used Platform:

  67% used Facebook, followed by YouTube (17.5%), Instagram (8.2%)

• How Often They Go Online:

  70.1% were always connected, 20.6% were online several times a day

• How Long They've Used Social Media:

  89.7% had used social media for more than 3 years

APA: Participants identified as “Engagers” had the highest mean score (M = 4.37, SD = 0.82), while “Expressers and Informers” had the lowest (M = 2.50, SD = 1.12).

Using mean (M) and standard deviation (SD), the researchers measured how strongly people scored in each type of online behavior: