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Data Analysis
After analyzing your data, you will need to report the results of your study. You will also discuss and interpret your data. This section include the demographic information of your research participants; descriptive information about the various measures, and the results of the data analysis. This is the section that you will display your bar charts, histograms, pie charts, percentages, counts, average, frequencies etc)
Most of you are collecting quantitative data, so you should use Excel to enter the (data) for each variable and make graphs.
****I did not hand out the surverys, you can have people fill them out or you can make them up just have 10 people total****
survey is attatched
Pie charts or Bar graphs should be used for comparative data (male vs. female, yes/no, etc). Line graphs should only be used to show a continuing trend. For example, time vs. heart rate.
Your graph/chart should have legends. For example 35 people completed your survey 20 were women 15 were men. There should be something to distinguish which color or pattern represents women and which represents men. Below each graph there should be a brief description of what the graph represents. The data for the questions that directly apply to your research question should be graphed and briefly analyzed. See example.
Ethnicity of the participants
Fig. 1
The pie charted presented above shows the ethnicity of the participants. African decent was predominant with 72%. 10% represented Mixed (Indian and African), and 18% were of West Indian heritage.
Age group of participants
Fig. 2
The bar graph above shows the age range for the participants. The majority of respondents belonged to the age range 31-40. There were 10 participants from 21-30 years, 5 ranged from 41-50 years and 3 from 51-60 years.
If you have an answer choice that none of the participants choose, you are to represent it on the graph. For example Gender : Male Female Other. If none of the participants choose other, then it should be shown as zero on the graph.
Part two:
You will write a Conclusion and Recommendation.
The purpose of the study is restated and important findings should be summarized here (no need to go into details). Summarize the research and the researcher makes recommendations based on the outcome of the research. The recommendation section should appear last in this chapter. See example below.
Conclusion and Recommendations
The purpose of the study was to determine whether there was a relationship between high levels of stress on duty and burnout among nurses. Within the boundaries of the research, it can be deduced that the nurses were suffering from burnout, which was strongly related to work related stress. Nurses reported many symptoms because of work that contributed to their physical burnout; exhaustion, headaches and backaches, disturbances in sleep and diet patterns, forgetfulness, decreases concentration, weakened immune system and having more work to do than they have the ability to do.
Almost half of the respondents said that that their job contributed to them having a weakened immune system. This would be expected because of the highly stressful demands of the profession. Not sleeping well or eating well, will contribute to increased chances of developing weakened immunity. The findings gathered from the study validate the assumption that there is a relationship between high levels of stress on duty and burnout among nurses. The questions in the survey focused on the physical aspects of burnout.
In order to reduce burnout effectively, the managers need to begin by reducing possible stressors. Addressing the causes of work overload and identifying appropriate strategies that will assist in preventing recurring stress and burnout that arise from work overload. Managers should ensure that the tasks delegated to employees are appropriate and within their capabilities. Managers should also encourage staff to take their breaks during the shift to breathe, eat and refuel. Finally, managers should prepare time offs in such a way that gives employees enough time to rest.
