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Newspaper reading
habit of students
Submitted by :
• Naimish Adesara A-1• Komal Baid A-6• Shireen Agarwal A-3• Saumesh Thakar A-60• Chetan Vaghela A-63
Contents
• Introduction• Background literature• Objectives• Methodology• limitation• Data analysis• Chi- square analysis• Conclusion
Introduction• Reading habit helps in improving
comprehension, accuracy, fluency and increasing vocabulary
• Reading provokes questioning, helps in generating ideas and inspires them to think
• Reading habit of the students is going down day by day
• Reading newspaper is such a particular exercise that not only gives an insight to the world around, but gives us an inner relief
Cont…• It is more reliable and provides scientific
information in simple and easily understandable language
• Many alternatives such internet, mobile, social media, news channel, radio etc. have been Developed over the recent past due to this the reading habits of students are coming down
• Other media provide news, entertainment and information more faster, frequent and cheaper than newspapers, in providing news, entertainment and information.
Background Literature
• 13% of boys read the whole newspaper• Only 63% of girls claimed to be readers of
newspapers and while 16% read the whole paper• Those who are reading, are reading more but
there is a growing percentage of boys who are not reading at all.
• It makes us alert, knowledgeable, well-versed and well-informed about the affairs of the world.
Objectives
Primary Objective• To analyse the reading habits of students from various
background
Secondary Objectives• To analyze whether newspaper reading habit helps students in their
overall development• To analyse which particular section is preferred by the students• To find the hindrance of students for regular reading of newspaper
Research Methodology
• Research Design• Population• Sample Size• Sampling Technique
Limitations
• Limited Area• Sample Size• Inaccurate Responses• Limitations of CHI-SQUARE• Limited Time
Do you read newspaper?
74%
26%
Yes
No
If No, why?
42%
2%
22%
34%Because of Hectic Col-lege Schedule
Social Commitments
Boring
Other Source of news and Information
What kind of newspaper you prefer to read?
4%
60%
36%
Vernacular
English
Both
How often do you read newspaper in a week?
9%
38%
16%
38%
1 day
2-3 days
4-5 days
7 days
What is/are the sources of your information/news?
23%
21%7%6%
25%
18%
NewspaperTelevisionMagazineRadioInternetSocial Networking Sites
Which part of newspaper you like the most?
8%
24%
17%11%
40%
1%
SportsBusinessTechPoliticsEntertainmentOther
How much daily time do you spend in reading newspaper?
45%
39%
12%5%
<15 minutes<30 minutes1 hour>1 hour
What is your preferred way of reading newspaper?
26%
74%
E-NewspaperPhysical Newspaper
According to you, how much is newspaper reading habit helpful in overall development
1% 3% 17%
44%
35%
very lowlowmidiumhighvery high
What is your age?
3%
94%
3%
<18 year18-24 year25-50 year>50 year
What are you pursuing right now?
7%
10%
60%
6%17%
B.ComBBAMBABEOther
What is your Gender?
52%48%
MaleFemale
Chi-Square Test
Observed Frequency
Particulars Helpful Not-Helpful Total
Male 42 10 52
Female 37 11 48
Total 79 21 100
Chi-Square Test
Expected Frequency
Chi-square result – 0.65
Particulars Helpful Not-Helpful
Male 41.08 10.92
Female 37.92 10.08
Chi-Square Test
Observed Frequency
Particulars Reads Don't Reads Total
Male 46 6 52
Female 28 20 48
Total 74 26 100
Chi –Square Test
Expected Frequency
Chi –Square Result- 0.0006
Particulars Reads Don't Reads
Male 38.48 13.52
Female 35.52 12.48
Chi Square TestObserved Frequency
Particulars male female Total
Business 17 7 24
Technology 14 3 17
Sports 7 1 8
Politics 10 1 11
Entertainment 3 36 39
Total 52 48 100
Chi –Square Test
Expected Frequency
Chi -Square Result- 2.1571E-10
Particulars male female
Business 12.48 11.52
Technology 8.84 8.16
Sports 4.16 3.84
Politics 5.72 5.28
Entertainment 20.28 18.72
Chi-Square Test
Observed Frequency
Particulars Male Female Total
English 25 34 59
Vernacular 3 1 4
Both 23 13 36
Total 52 48 100
Chi-Square Test
Expected Frequency
Chi-Square Result -0.078978
Particulars Male Female
English 30.68 28.32
Vernacular 2.08 1.92
Both 18.72 17.28
Conclusion
• Newspaper reading definitely helps students for their overall development.
• Sections preferred by students in the newspaper.• Factors due to which students don’t read
newspaper daily.• In the present technological world, there are still
57% of our respondents who prefer to read news from physical newspaper
Thank You