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3.4.2 Measuring of reliability
Reliability concerns the stability of what we are measuring. According to Kumar 1999,
if a research tool is consistent and stable, and hence, predictable and accurate, it is said to be reliable. The greater the degree of consistency and
stability in an instrument, the greater is its reliability. Therefore, a scale or test is reliable to the extend that repeat measurements made by it under constant
conditions will give the same results.
In order to count the reliability of the computerized SPSS version 11.5 for Windows will be used.
3.5 Research Procedure
In order to make this research successful, the research procedure was divided into four steps such as the preparation, try-out, collecting of data and
the processing of data.
1. Preparation
Starting from the research problem, determining of the variables that will be used, preparation of literature study was done in order to get a clear
understanding of the research variable. The last step of the preparation form was to determine, arrange and create the research instrument that
will be used.
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2. Try-out
The researcher performed twice a tryout. The first try out was done on the 31 December 2009 and the second tryout was done on the 9 January
2010. The writer distributed a questionnaire to all the respondents, the
processing of the data took place in order to get the validity and reliability of the items for the researchers use.
3. Collecting of data
To determine the research sample, explain the research purpose to the respondents and ask the permission of the respondents to fill in the
questionnaire. Explain the confidentiality of the respondents. The gathering of data through the distribution of the research measurement
that had already being prepared by the researcher.
4. Processing of data.
The researcher did the scoring on the distributed scales that had been
filled in by the respondent.
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3.6 Analysis data technique
The analyzing of data that will be used is a Parametric Statistics method. The method analyzes quantitative data, whereby the results of analyzing of data will be in a
numerical form. After attaining the numerical score it will be interpret and explained in accordance. The analyzing of parametric statistics was chosen because the sample
was taken from the population. It is considered or known for its normal distribution.
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CHAPTER 4 RESEARCH RESULTS
4.1 Background
4.1.1 Overall description of the respondents
A general background will be given about this research. This research consists of a demographic description of the research repondents about
adjustment and loneliness amongst International students studying at Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta. This research was done on a
Friday, 22 January 2010.
This research was done at the Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta, with an amount of 60 students as respondents. This 60 respondents
were further divided into 2 categories which consist of 30 male respondents 50 and 30 female respondents 50, with an age-group ranging from 20
years to 25 years old. And also consists of 6 different countries such as, Malaysia, Thailand, Somalia, East Timor, South Africa and Singapore.
Below follows a general description of the respondents according to a demographic factor in Table 4.1.
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