Subject: Analysis of University Van Pool Case
This analysis focuses on Question #3 of the five case questions. Question #3 requires the following:
Using the computerized data set called Commute, demonstrate that you can perform descriptive analyses such as calculation of frequency, distributions, and calculation of means.
The work required to answer the above question was performed using the SPSS statistical application program. In answering Question #3, three specific issues were emphasized. These issues are as follows:
The general commuting situation of Oklahoma State University students
Student attitudes about commuting, and
The demographic profile of the survey respondents
The data required to analyze the above issues were provided in a case data file prepared in SPSS format. The results of the data analyzes provide the basis for answering Question #3. Results are presented separately in relation to the three issues emphasized, beginning with the demographic profile of the survey respondents. The second results presentation deals with student attitudes toward commuting, and the general commuting situation of the students at Oklahoma State University is addressed in the third results presentation.
Demographic Profile of the Survey Respondents
The data set provided for this study included responses to a 32-item survey instrument. The first question on the instrument identified students as either commuters or non-commuters. Only the responses from commuters were included in the data set for this case. The total number of respondents included in the data set for the case was 224. Some of the 224 respondents did not answer all 32 questions included in the survey.
The demographic profile of the respondents to the survey was based on responses to survey item numbers 23-through-30 (of the eight items included in this set, item number 26 was a subsidiary question of item number 25). These survey item...