Statistical Treatment of Data
Statistical Treatment of Data
As soon as the researchers gathered the data, they were compiled, sorted,
organized and tabulated. They were subject to statistical treatment in order to answer
the questions proposed in the study. The statistical tools employed were the frequency
distribution, percentage, ordinal scale and weighted mean.
1. Frequency distribution is an arrangement of the data which shows the frequency of
different values or groups of variables.
2. Percentage is to be used to determine the proportion of each given data by using the
formula.
% = (F/N) X 100
Where:
% = Percentage
F = No. of respondents
N = total number of cases
in the CPA Board Examination results. These statistical tools were used by grouping
the scores under classes.
The percentage and frequency distribution were computed for the performance of
the respondents in the subjects covered in the CPA Licensure Examination: Theory of
Accounts, Business Law and Taxation, Management Advisory Services, Auditing
Theory, Auditing Problems, Practical Accounting, Problems P1 and Practical Accounting
Problems P2.
3. Weighted mean, the arithmetical average obtained by adding all the arithmetical
scores divided by the number of cases as presented by the formula. =
fx
f
Where:
x
= weighted mean
= summation
Descriptive Meaning
4. 75 and above
Excellent
3.75 4.74
Very Good
2.75 3.74
Good
1.75-2.74
Fair
1.00-1.74
Needs
Improvement