Channels, Fall 2017

Page 99 Channels • 2017 • Volume 2 • Number 1 Appendix A: Descriptive Statistics Germany The following descriptive statistics demonstrate the mean, median, and standard deviation for the inflows of asylum seekers for Germany. The data was divided up into quartiles to help streamline the process of analyzing data. Also included are the results from the Pearson Correlation test that was run. The key variable to note is the r , which is .949. Further information critical to interpreting the results is included below the appropriate table. Statistics (by thousands) 2000-2003 2004-2007 2008-2011 2012-2015 N Valid 4 4 4 4 Missing 12 12 12 12 Mean 72.25 26.25 34.25 197.50 Median 75.00 25.00 34.50 141.50 Descriptive Statistics (by thousands) N Minimum Maximum Mean Std. Deviation 2000-2003 4 51 88 72.25 15.777 2004-2007 4 19 36 26.25 7.805 2008-2011 4 22 46 34.25 11.147 2012-2015 4 65 442 197.50 168.911 Valid N (listwise) 4 Correlations Inflows Asylum Seekers Terrorism Incidents Inflows Asylum Seekers Pearson Correlation 1 .949 ** Sig. (1-tailed) .000 N 16 16 Terrorism Incidents Pearson Correlation .949 ** 1 Sig. (1-tailed) .000 N 16 16 **. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (1-tailed). p <.05 df = 14 Critical Value for One-Tailed Test = .4259 r = .949 Coefficient of Determination = .901