Essential Data Analysis

Analysis of The Salary Survey Made for XXX Republic in March 2006

Task 1

Introduction

In March 2006, survey was carried out for XXX Republic. This survey had 474 respondents of different backgrounds, demographic groups etc, and it is intended to represent the entire population of XXX Republic.

The first part of this report aims to investigate a range of variables and identify whether there is a relationship between these. It also breaks down data, both numerical and categorical as to make comparisons.

The second part of this report looks at similar and recent UK data. Comparisons to findings in part one will be made, as to establish whether UK data reveals similar results to those found in part one. All UK statistics, including table and figures have been gathered from the Labour Force Survey and The Office of National Statistics.

The conclusion of this report will arise from the use of a variety of statistical methods used to explore the data. Appropriate observations and relevant diagrams will be included throughout the report as to illustrate points clearly.

Mythology

The University of Westminster has provided the data of XXX Republic. All tables and figures in part one of this report have been constructed using this data.

Statistical software packages such as Minitab V. 15 and Excel 2008 have been used to process the data and arrive to conclusions.

1.0 Breakdown by Gender

Breaking down the data by gender shows that the distribution of males and females is almost even. Table 1 and figure 1 shows that out of 474 respondents, 216 were females and 258 were males. Given that the size of the sample is large enough to represent the entire population of XXX Republic, we can say the data itself is reliable, since it takes both genders into account almost evenly. The actual difference between males and females in this sample is 42 or 16%.

The fact the sample has a near even amount of males and females; means the sample can be a fair...