Leader Preference Favored by Dlsu Students

LEADER PREFERENCE FAVORED BY DLSU STUDENTS

Research paper submitted for

partial fulfillment of requirements in

DECSCI2 Commerce Statistics,

AY 2013-2014,

De La Salle University.

Mr. Wesley Que

Catalina Abaya

Nico Naguit

Marj Maroket

I. Introduction

Accordingly, the elections conducted last May spurred the GDP growth by 7.8 percent. Officials are reported to have spent approximately P584 billion which went into construction and infrastructure which ultimately contributed to the economic growth of the country (Bacani, 2013). A Philippine Economic Update was conducted by the World Bank which noted that private consumption and government spending during election period would greatly contribute to the Q1 GDP Growth of the nation (World Bank, 2013)

An article in The LaSallian newspaper stated that the elections held last May was comprised of 28 million voters in the range of 18-25 years of age. This is roughly more than half of the voting population which illustrates that majority of students currently enrolled in DLSU are of legal age. This sparks an opportunity to take part in electing government officials who will manage and run the nation as well as economic progress (Razon, 2013).

In relation to the status of the current government, the group would like to determine the factors that influence college students in choosing their leaders during an election on campus. Each candidate is individually unique from the other based on their stand, campaign, and credentials. The group would like to disclose which factors prove to be most effective especially during a campaign. The group chose this topic to know if the population really considers different factors in voting, whether it be the candidate’s political stand, educational background, track record, charisma, etc.

II. Review of Related Literature

Between last November and December 2012, Campus Paper (a free inter-school newspaper) conducted a survey in 10 universities...