Data Analysis METHOD OF RESEARCH

3.4 Data Analysis

After collecting the data from the data source, the analysis then continue to the analyzing the data. Miles and Huberman introduce about the qualitative method based on content analysis. According to Miles Huberman 1994: 10-11, there are three concurrent flows of activity: data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing verification. The first step is reducing the data by the process of selecting, focusing, simplifying, and transforming the data that appear in written up-filed notes or transcriptions. Data reduction is a form of analysis that sharpens, shorts, focuses, discards, and organizes data in such a way that “final” conclusions can be drawn and verified. The second step is data display. After reducing the data, the analyst has to display the data whether in tables, matrices, graphs, charts, and networks. All are designed to assemble, compact form so that the analyst can see what is happening and either draw justified conclusions or move on to the next step of analysis the display suggests may be useful. The third step is conclusion drawing and verification. Conclusions are also verified as the analyst proceeds. Verification may be as brief as a fleeting second thought crossing the analyst’s mind during writing. Final conclusion may not appear until the data collection is over. Universitas Sumatera Utara Below are the components of data analysis: interactive model Miles Huberman, 1994:12 Figure 3.1: Components of Data Analysis: Interactive Model From: Miles and Huberman 1994:12 The systematic procedures in this research namely: 1. Reading the selected articles of Discover Magazine. 2. Identifying the illocutionary acts existed in the five selected articles of Discover Magazine. 3. Categorizing the utterances found in the selected articles into the type of illocutionary acts. 4. Identifying the meaning of each utterance based on the category of the Universitas Sumatera Utara illocutionary acts. 5. Identifying the most dominant types of illocutionary acts by using Malo’s formula 1986:200. The Formula is: � � x 100 = N Notes: X: number of particular type of illocutionary acts Y: number of all data N: percentage of the type of illocutionary acts 6. Making summary of the analysis and draw a conclusion based on the findings of the analysis. Universitas Sumatera Utara CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS

4.1 Analysis