biography. I also obtain the data from internet which also help to provide information related to the topic.
Information which is obtained through library study and documentation used as the main data related to the topic. Because the analysis of this study is not based on
calculations such as quantitative research, analysis of data lies in the ability of the researcher in connecting data, facts, and information which is obtained by the
authors own.
3.3 Data Analysis
Analysis is an ongoing process in the study, with preliminary analysis to inform the data after it’s collected. In the study, when researchers is done in
collecting the data, the next step is to analyze the data that has been obtained. Analysis of this data needs to be done due to data reduction so it can be understood
and interpreted in a certain way so that the relations of research problems can be explored and tested. It can be said also that these data need to be analyzed so that
the various data that have been obtained can be simplified and make it easier to understand. Techniques that can be used to analyze the data this research relies on
the data obtained. In analyzing these data the researcher must be careful in sorting through the data so that conclusions will be valid and made in accordance with the
data already obtained.
Method of data analysis is divided into two, quantitative analysis and qualitative analysis Silalahi, 2006:304. The quantitative analysis uses statistical
data and can be done quickly, while qualitative analysis is used for qualitative data that the data he used is in the form of notes which usually tend to accumulate a lot
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and so it takes a long time to be able to analyze it carefully. Qualitative data analysis is conducted when the empirical data used is qualitative data in the form of
words and can not be categorized.
Qualitative descriptive study is one of the qualitative research. This qualitative descriptive study aim to uplift the facts, circumstances, variables, and
phenomena that occurs when the research took place and present it for what it is. Qualitative descriptive study says and interpret the data relates to the situation,
attitude, and outlook that prevails in the society, the relationship between the variables, conflicts of two or more conditions, the effect on the condition, and
others. In general, qualitative descriptive study activities including data collection, data interpretation, data analysis, and ends with conclusions based on analyzing the
data. To understand the qualitative descriptive study, we should point out first
what is the qualitative study. Moleong in his book Metodologi Penelitian Kualitatif, qualitative study is a study that utilizes open interviews to examine and
understand the attitudes, views, feelings, and behavior of individuals or groups of people. According to Moleong 2005 : 9, researchers in qualitative descriptive
study acts as a tool collector and interpreter of data. This is done because only human beings understand the meaning of human interaction, read the face motion,
explore feelings and values contained in the words or deeds of respondents.
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CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS
4.1 Slavery in Uncle Tom’s Cabin
