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Data Analytics
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Executive Summary
The main purpose of this research is to establish the relationship between Income and Education
on Financial Satisfaction. In order to perform the analysis data has been extracted on Income,
Education and Financial Satisfaction from the WVS survey results. Analysis has been performed
using appropriate statistical techniques with the help of the statitical software SPSS. From the
results, positive relationship has been obtained between income and financial satisfaction and
negative relationship has been obtained between education and financial satisfaction.

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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction................................................................................................................................4
2.0 Conceptual Framework..............................................................................................................5
2.1 Education and Financial Satisfaction.....................................................................................5
2.2 Income and Financial Satisfaction.........................................................................................6
3.0 Methodology..............................................................................................................................6
3.1 World Value Survey..............................................................................................................6
3.2 Independent Variable.............................................................................................................7
3.3 Dependent Variable...............................................................................................................7
4.0 Data Analysis.............................................................................................................................7
4.1 Statistical Assumption...........................................................................................................7
4.1.1 Normality........................................................................................................................8
4.1.2 Multicollinearity.............................................................................................................8
4.1.3 Linearity and Homoscedasticity.....................................................................................9
4.2 Descriptive Analysis..............................................................................................................9
4.2.1 Frequencies...................................................................................................................10
4.2.2 Mean, Median and Standard Deviation........................................................................13
4.3 Correlation...........................................................................................................................13
4.4 Regression............................................................................................................................14
5.0 Discussion and Conclusion......................................................................................................15

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References......................................................................................................................................17
Appendices....................................................................................................................................17

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1.0 Introduction
All over the globe, it is important for every individual belonging to different economic,
social and financial environments to be more responsible so that the financial satisfaction and
protection is secure for the future. The economic situation is difficult in most of the countries and
thus the job market is extremely instable (Graafland and Lous 2017). Thus, it is important for the
families to have a planning for their immediate future as well as the long-term future since all the
life events have become unexpected.
Nowadays, the life expectancy and the quality of life for the individuals have become
higher. This has resulted in higher expenses in healthcare for them as well as for their families.
With the advancement in time, the expenses for the education have also increased. Thus,
planning of finances is important by the parents for the education of their children. Hence, it can
be said that as the expectancy in life increases, there is development in the quality of life
(Headey and Muffels 2016). As the economy of the countries develop, the responsibilities of the
individuals also increases and this leads to financial satisfaction over the years. This also
indicates that as the scale of income increases, the financial satisfaction of the individuals
increases as they can make smoother future planning (Ludeke and Larsen 2017).
The aim of this research is thus to find out the effect income and education has on the
financial satisfaction of the people in the United Kingdom.
In this report, the conceptual framework of the study will be discussed to assess the
relationship the independent variables Income and Education on the dependent variable Financial
Satisfaction. Following the conceptual framework, the research methodology will be discussed
followed by the discussion of the results of data analysis.

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2.0 Conceptual Framework
Figure 1: Conceptual Model representing the relationship between Education and Income
on Financial Satisfaction
2.1 Education and Financial Satisfaction
Researches have shown that the financial security of a person increases with the increase
in the highest level of education attained by a person (Xiao and Porto 2017). Better skills and
experiences are earned by an individual with the help of education and this leads to getting better
paid jobs (Xiao and O'Neill 2016). The future planning of a family with higher income must be
smooth and thus, there will be financial satisfaction in the family. A higher college degree will
help a person to get the best jobs that is available in the market in the current economic condition
(Luo, Stiffler and Will 2017). Thus, a person with higher educational qualification or with a
professional degree is expected to have a decent living standard and also a successful life.
Though recently, it has been observed that the number of people attending college is too many
and thus, it is a matter of concern that whether all the college graduates are getting jobs based on
the condition of the economy as well as of the market (Solis and Durband 2015). This can have a

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negative effect on the financial satisfaction of a person. If a person is unable to have a job which
is suitable to this or her level, the financial satisfaction of that person will be less.
Hypothesis 1: The Education of people has a positive impact on the Financial Satisfaction of the
person and are related positively.
2.2 Income and Financial Satisfaction
One of the most researched topics is financial satisfaction of the people. There has been
observation of various concepts and results from various studies based on the relationship
between income of the people and their financial satisfaction. It has been found out by Mulligan
(2013) that there is a positive relationship between income and financial satisfaction. The effects
have found to differ in the multivariate context moreover. The effect of income and financial
satisfaction has been found to be positive among males but not so strong with females. Further,
this difference in financial satisfaction has also been observed across religion. The effect has
been found to be strong in lesser religious people and weak in highly religious people. According
to Powdthavee and Wooden (2015), when there is not satisfactory income for a family, it is a
misery for them. Thus, there should be a positive relationship between income and Financial
Satisfaction.
Hypothesis 2: The relationship between Income and Financial Satisfaction of the people in UK
is positive.
3.0 Methodology
Quantitative analysis techniques have been used to carry out this research. Based on the
results obtained from the hypotheses testing, a deductive analysis has also been performed. The
data used for this analysis has been collected from World Values Survey (WVS) Wave 5.

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3.1 World Value Survey
For the purpose of this research data has been collected from the WVS sources, who
conducted the survey by designing a questionnaire which was distributed to the citizens of the
United Kingdom selected randomly. WVS conducted the survey in the year 2005
(Worldvaluessurvey.org, 2005). There is a disadvantage to this data collection method. The
survey has been conducted generally and not with respect to any particular study. Thus,
questions may arise about the validity of the data.
3.2 Independent Variable
Independent variables are the variables which are used to predict other variables and
themselves cannot be affected by other variables (Gupta 2017). In this study, the independent
variables that has been considered are Income and Education of the respondents.
3.3 Dependent Variable
Dependent variables are the variables, measurement of which are performed on the basis
of the independent variables. Thus, if there are changes in the independent variables, it is
expected that there should be changes in the dependent variable as well (Holcomb 2016). In this
study, the dependent variable that has been considered is Financial satisfaction.
4.0 Data Analysis
The data that has been collected from the data sources of WVS has been analyzed with
the help of the statistical software SPSS. The analyses are shown and discussed further in this
report.
4.1 Statistical Assumption