SUBJECT: ANALYSIS OF COMMUTER SURVEY DATA
Pursuant to you instructions, survey data from the Commuter file for Oklahoma State University were analyzed. The analysis focused on the objectives of question three of Case 3: University Van Pool. These objectives were to demonstrate an ability to perform descriptive statistics using the SPSS program. In performing the descriptive statistics, the three outcomes sought were (1) an overview of the student-commuting situation at Oklahoma State University, (2) an understanding of student attitudes toward commuting at Oklahoma State University, and (3) a demographic profile of the students responding to the Commuter survey.
The results of the analysis are presented as a combination of tabular, graphical, and narrative information. The results are presented in the following three sections of this memo, each of which deals with one of the three outcomes (see above) sought.
Overview of the Student-Commuting Situation at Oklahoma State University
The overview of the student-commuting situation at Oklahoma State University was developed through the analysis of survey questions 2-6, 31, and 32. Table 1 (next page) presents a summary of descriptive statistics relevant to the student-commuting situation at Oklahoma State University. The summary data presented in the table include the following: number of respondents, range, minimum response value, maximum response value, and standard deviation for the variables measured. The variables measured are as follows: weekly frequency of commuting, method of transportation used in commuting, percentage of time respondent is the driver if van pool is the transportation method, gas miles-per-gallon of the respondent's car, estimated monthly cost of commuting, the percentage of cost savings required to make a respondent consider riding the bus, and the percentage of cost savings required to
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