Re: "Paired" test for 3 variables

Posted by aayush25 on May 18, 2011; 7:40am
URL: http://spssx-discussion.165.s1.nabble.com/Paired-test-for-3-variables-tp1089169p4405833.html

I DOING A RESEARCH PAPER AS A SUMMER INTERN IN MUTUAL FUND COMPANY. I NEED HELP REGARDING WHICH STATISTICAL TEST TO RUN IN SPSS ON DATA COLLECTED BY ME.

PROJECT OBJECTIVE IS TO FIND OUT THE FACTORS AFFECTING THE PERCEPTION OF MUTUAL FUND COMPANY IN ITS DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL. AND COMPARE THE PERCEPTION OF TOP 3 COMPANY ON SAME FACTORS

I DID A LITERATURE STUDY FIRST, THEN IDENTIFIED THE FACTORS WHICH MAY AFFECT TH PERCEPTION OF DISTRIBUTORS, I HAVE PREPARED A QUESTIONNAIRE FOR SAME, WHICH HAS BEEN APPROVED BY MY INDUSTRY GUIDE, I HAVE STARTED COLLECTING DATA ALSO. BUT I FACE ONE PROBLEM : WHICH STATISTICAL TEST TO BE USED?

IF YOU SEE MY QUESTIONNAIRE, ITS MAINLY DIVIDED INTO 3 PARTS, FIRSTLY THERE ARE BASIC QUESTIONS, SECOND PART CONTAINS QUESTION IN WHICH RESPONDENT ( DISTRIBUTOR ) HAS TO RATE FACTOR( 23 DIFFERENT FACTORS ) ON SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL SCALE (1 TO 5, 1 BEING LEAST IMPORTANT AND 5 BEING MOST IMPORTANT). THEN THE THIRD PART CONTAINS QUESTION IN WHICH RESPONDENT HAS TO RATE THE PERFORMANCE OF DIFFERENT MUTUAL FUND COMPANY ON ABOVE SAME FACTORS. STAPEL SCALE HAS BEEN USED.

NOW I HAVE THOUGHT THAT I'LL DO FACTOR ANALYSIS (DATA REDUCTION) ON QUESTION 5, THIS WILL GIVE ME UNCORRELATED FACTORS WHICH AFFECT THE PERCEPTION OF DISTRIBUTORS. ON QUESTION 6, DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS CAN BE DONE, BUT WHAT ELSE ( STATISTICAL TEST) CAN BE DONE.

WHAT SHOULD I DO TO COMPARE MEAN OF 3 VARIABLES? SOMETHING LIKE PAIRED  T-TEST BUT WITH 3 VARIABLES. THEN MY HYPOTHESIS WILL PERFORMANCE OF COMPANY X ON SPECIFIC VARIABLES IS BETTER THAN OTHER TWO COMPANYS.

PLEASE HELP ME. ITS URGENT!

THANK YOU

IF YOU WANT QUESTIONNAIRE PLEASE DO CONTACT ME, I'LL MAIL IT TO YOU.