Statistical Study of the Factors Affecting the Poor Performance of State Secondary School Students in Mathematics

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PRELIMINARY PAGES

Title page
Approval page
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Table of Contents
Abstract

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 Introduction
1.1 Statement of problem
1.2 Aim and objective of study
1.3 Research question
1.4 Statement of Hypothesis
1.5 Significance of the study
1.6 Scope of the study
1.7 Definition of terms

CHAPTER TWO

2.0 Literature review

CHAPTER THREE

3.0 Data collection and method of analysis
3.1 Source of data
3.2 Sample frame
3.3 Sampling techniques
3.4 Reasons for stratification
3.5 Presentation of data
3.6 problems encountered during data collection
3.7 method of analysis

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0 Analysis and interpretation
4.1 Data analysis
4.1.1 To determine whether students opinion on the Student level of interest is dependent on class
4.1.2 To test whether teachers and students opinion on the coverage of mathematics syllabus is dependency on schools
4.1.3 To determine whether the performance of students is dependent on schools
4.2 Interpretation of result

CHAPTER FIVE

5.0 conclusion and recommendation
5.1 Conclusion
5.2 Recommendation

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Statistical Study of the Factors Affecting the Poor Performance of State Secondary School Students in Mathematics

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