An exploratory data analysis on social media and youth online political participation in Nigeria and Malaysia

This article examined the exploratory data analysis on social media and youth online political participation in Nigeria and Malaysia. Specifically the data screening procedures and preliminary analysis of the data collected were explored.A total of 369 Nigerian undergraduates of Ahmadu Bello Univer...

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Main Authors: Abdulrauf, Aishat Adebisi, Abdul Hamid, Norsiah, Ishak, Mohd Sobhi
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Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/17891/1/IJMAS%2003%201%2047-59.pdf
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author Abdulrauf, Aishat Adebisi
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description This article examined the exploratory data analysis on social media and youth online political participation in Nigeria and Malaysia. Specifically the data screening procedures and preliminary analysis of the data collected were explored.A total of 369 Nigerian undergraduates of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and Malaysian undergraduates of Universiti Utara Malaysia completed a self-administered questionnaire on a 7-point semantic differential scale with bipolar adjectives as anchors.The data collected was analyzed using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) application software version 18. To fulfil the requirement for a multivariate analysis, response bias, missing values, outliers, normality and multi-collinearity test were conducted and the results indicated that the data for the study were fit and could be used for further multivariate analysis.
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spelling uum-178912016-04-17T03:00:30Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/17891/ An exploratory data analysis on social media and youth online political participation in Nigeria and Malaysia Abdulrauf, Aishat Adebisi Abdul Hamid, Norsiah Ishak, Mohd Sobhi QA76 Computer software This article examined the exploratory data analysis on social media and youth online political participation in Nigeria and Malaysia. Specifically the data screening procedures and preliminary analysis of the data collected were explored.A total of 369 Nigerian undergraduates of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and Malaysian undergraduates of Universiti Utara Malaysia completed a self-administered questionnaire on a 7-point semantic differential scale with bipolar adjectives as anchors.The data collected was analyzed using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) application software version 18. To fulfil the requirement for a multivariate analysis, response bias, missing values, outliers, normality and multi-collinearity test were conducted and the results indicated that the data for the study were fit and could be used for further multivariate analysis. 2016-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/17891/1/IJMAS%2003%201%2047-59.pdf Abdulrauf, Aishat Adebisi and Abdul Hamid, Norsiah and Ishak, Mohd Sobhi (2016) An exploratory data analysis on social media and youth online political participation in Nigeria and Malaysia. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Approach & Studies (IJMAS), 3 (1). pp. 47-59. ISSN 2348 – 537X http://ijmas.com/upcomingissue/08.01.2016.pdf
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title_short An exploratory data analysis on social media and youth online political participation in Nigeria and Malaysia
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