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Text Messaging as a form of communication. A presentation about the hypothesis, survey and results. Hypothesis . The younger a person is, the more he or she will use text messaging features on their cell phone. Survey . Created in Microsoft Word
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Text Messaging as a form of communication A presentation about the hypothesis, survey and results
Hypothesis • The younger a person is, the more he or she will use text messaging features on their cell phone.
Survey • Created in Microsoft Word • Distributed by hand at Oklahoma State University in the Spears School of Business and the College of Education • Random Sample of 20 People • 10 Female, 10 Male • 5 in 18-25 age group, 6 in 26-35 age group, 5 in 36-45 age group, 4 in 46-55 age group • 1 African, 1 Chinese, 1 Egyptian, 17 American
Survey Statements • Asked participants to rate each statement on a scale of 1-5. • 1= Strongly Disagree • 2= Disagree • 3= Neutral • 4= Agree • 5= Strongly Agree • 5 Statements • Older people are more knowledgeable than younger people about all of the text messaging features on their cell phones. • The younger a person is, the less he/she uses text messaging to communicate with others. • Younger people have much more time on their hands to text message. • Older people prefer to use more personal types of communication, such as phone calls. • Text messaging is one of my main forms of communication.