DATA ANALYSIS PROJECT 1

Data Analysis Project

Senior Seminar CMST 485

Karissa Mace, Tyler Kwiatkowski, Madelynn Emmerich, and Taylor

Christianson

March 24, 2017

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Executive Summary

With the rise of the Internet, cyberbullying has made a distinct

presence. Surveys were distributed and filled out by volunteers which

included male and female participants ages 18-29. After analyzing the data,

we found that the average participant was a 19-year-old female in their first

year of college. The data revealed that the two most common social media

platforms that students use were Facebook and Snapchat. A majority of the

respondents said they checked Facebook and Snapchat several times a day.

The average participant was then asked if they take part in cyberbullying.

The average response was no, but then admitted that their friends have

been cyberbullied. When students were asked what the biggest ethical issue

was on social media, the most common response was that they didnt think

there were any. If participants did respond they said the biggest ethical issue

was that people cyberbully.

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Summary:

The graph shows the distribution of active social media sites used. The

results show that Facebook is still the leader in social media sites followed by

Snapchat. With the rising use of smart technology, the use of smart apps has

risen and trends show that Twitter and Instagram have become popular

social media sites in recent years. However, apps and websites such as

YikYak, Tinder, Fade, and Splash, have little to no use or exposure.

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Summary:

The graph shows that there tends to be more female users on social

media rather than males. The trends of social media show that there are

actively over 120 females engaging in social media and less than 60 males

engaging in social media content from this sample.

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Summary:

A common trend in responses was the year in school. There was a

higher rate of responses from first year students and very little from seniors.
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Mean for age: 19.25

Standard Deviation for age: 1.26

Summary:

The average age of the respondents was 19 years old. The survey was

distributed to MCOM 100 and HERS students which are targeted classes for

first year students, making the younger responses more frequent.

Facebook:
Standard Deviation = 0.75
Mean: 2.22

Summary:
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The graph shows that individuals check their Facebook several times a

day, following at least once a day, and several times an hour.

Snapchat:
Standard Deviation = 1.011
Mean: 2.17
Summary:

The graph shows that the average user of Snapchat check it several

times a day, followed by checking their Snapchat several times an hour, and

at least once a day.

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While Ive been at WSU, I have posted pictures on my social media

page where I am pictured doing things that could get me in trouble.
(i.e., underage drinking, pranks, etc.)
Standard Deviation: 1.42
Mean: 3.78

Summary:

Based on the graph and the responses of the participants, a majority of

them strongly disagree with the idea that they posted troublesome pictures

on their own social media page.

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My friends from WSU have posted pictures of themselves on social

media that could get them in trouble. (i.e., underage drinking,
pranks, etc.)
Standard Deviation: 1.43
Mean: 2.39

Summary:

We found that friends of the respondents posted pictures of

themselves on social media that could get them in trouble. These goes to

show that students have developed their own opinions and are not willing to

go against their values or beliefs to post inappropriate pictures.

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I have experienced cyber bullying at WSU.

Standard Deviation: 1.04
Mean: 4.20

Summary:

We found throughout the responses that cyberbullying is very

uncommon on WSU campus. Fewer than ten responses expressed that they

experienced cyberbullying on WSU campus.

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While Ive been at WSU, Ive felt stalked by people on social media.
Standard Deviation: 1.07
Mean: 3.96

Summary:

With a majority of the responses in reflection of the graph, we found

that majority of students did not feel that they were stalked on social media.

Fewer than 20 overall responses felt that they felt stalked on social media.
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Defining Cyber bullying

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How would you define cyberbullying?

Summary:

We found that the respondents use a variety of different terms to

define what cyberbullying is. The respondents felt that the terms bullying

and put downs were the most commonly used. This goes to show that there

is still a large amount of cyberbullying on social media platforms.

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Biggest Ethical Issue in Social Media

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What is the biggest ethical issue in social media?

Summary:

We found that the respondents in this graph generally think that

bullying and content on social media is the biggest issue. However, it was

also shown that a majority of the respondents chose not to answer or wrote

in an answer that did not apply to the question.

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Why is it an ethical issue?

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Why is it an ethical issue?

Summary:

We found that the respondents primarily choose not to answer this

question. This could mean that the respondents are either uneducated on

the topic or choose not to answer. However, there is a small amount of

people that thought the issue stemmed from peoples actions behind the

screen.