3.10 INTERVIEWS FOR KEY STAFF
With help of interviews, the researcher conducted face to face
interviews with respondents. It should be mentioned that the interviewer
directed each question to the interviewee at a time
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while recording the information on a prepared paper for each
question asked. The interview was chosen as one of the best instrument of
research due to its flexibility and the way of getting responses quickly as an
advantageous way to the researcher in terms of receiving information.
3.11 DATA PROCESSING, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION
Data processing is connection between data collected and data
analysis. It involves transformation of observation from the fields into the
system of categories and transformation into meaningful information for easily
interpretation and understanding. Data processing involves editing, coding,
tabulation and finally data analysis.
3.12 EDITING
This involves checking all questions in order to discover
errors and remove unnecessary information. Here effort were made by the
researcher to reduce errors that could come out during the course of research
process, hence creates better ground for coding and tabulation.
3.13 TABULATION
After the process of coding, all information was put into
statistical tables showing the number of occurrences of respondents in
particular question. The research presented in calculated percentages, after
tabulation data were analyzed and summarized in accordance with the objective
of study.
3.14 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
During this research, some contains were encountered and these
include the following:
? Lack of enough financial resources for carrying out the
research work, which did not
allow the researcher to collect enough information.
? Luck of enough documentation
? Lack full access on internet
? Lack of enough time employees were busy with day to day
activities and had no time to
help the researcher
? Subjectivity of some respondents was another problem
encountered during the study; this
is where some respondents answered the questions without taking
into consideration their
real situation.
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? Illiteracy given that the study was conducted in
microfinance having clients that are especially low income earner and with low
level of education. Some clients failed to express themselves for some of the
study attributes as required.
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CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION OF KEY FINDINGS AND DATA
ANALYSIS
4.1. INTRODUCTION
This chapter concerns the presentation of findings from the
research project. Previously, the research mainly hypothesized that the
microfinance contributes in women empowerment, and specifics hypotheses were:
1) Savings, credits and family self-sufficiency are among various determinants
of women empowerment, 2) the microcredit impacts the women
development/promotion, and 3) women contribute in family empowerment through
microfinance.
The data have been collected from self-administered
questionnaires and observation on the field to explore the women projects. The
data collected have been tabulated and analyzed by descriptive statistics.
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