Title: An analysis on Stay-Over Tourist Arrivals in 2014 and 2015 in Barbados

Purpose:

Tourism plays an important role in the economy of Barbados. The tourism industry

provides the main source of foreign exchange, economic activity and employment of

Barbados.

Tourism increases the availability of jobs for local people for example tour guides and

hotel managers, chefs etc. Also the construction of new hotels further creates jobs for

locals.

Local infrastructure would also be improved for example roads, water and

telecommunications.

Tourism has become even such a bigger deal to the island that the government has

begun offering incentives to hoteliers for example Sandals at the beginning of January

2015 and duty free cars for taxi drivers.

The aim/objectives of the study are: -

o To determine if said incentives have helped with the tourism industry

o To determine the times of the year tourist view as the most preferable times to

visit the island

o To compare the summers of both years

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Method of Data Collection:

An online website which contained statistics (www.barstats.gov.bb) was used to obtain

data for the study. The statistics include Stay-Over Arrivals for 2014 and 2015 in

Barbados along with other countries for that same time period.

Table Showing Stay-Over Tourist Arrivals in Barbados from 2014-2015

Month 2014 2015

January 50,122 56,125
February 48,143 57,789
March 50,321 57,385
April 43,262 51,716
May 38,437 40,993
June 34,130 39,687
July 47,314 53,964
August 38,655 42,927
September 26,329 32,153

Line Cart Showing Stay-Over tourist Arrivals in Barbados

70,000

60,000

50,000

40,000

30,000 2014
2015
20,000

10,000

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Bar Chart Showing Stay-Over Tourist Arrivals in Barbados from 2014 and 2015

70,000

60,000

50,000

40,000

30,000 2014
2015
20,000

10,000

Pie Chart showing Stay-Over Tourist Arrivals for 2014

2014

January
February
March
April

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Pie Chart Showing Stay Over Tourist Arrivals for 2015

2015

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September

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Analysis of data

Table showing data in numerical order

2014 2015
26,329 32,153
34,130 39,687
38,437 40,993
38,655 42,927
43,262 51,716
47,314 53,964
48,143 56,125
50,122 57,385
50,321 57,789

Median for 2014 is 43,262

Median for 2015 is 51, 716

Mean Stay Over tourist arrivals for 2014

=26,329 + 34,130 + 38,437 + 38,655 + 43,262 + 47,314 + 48,143 + 50,122 + 50,321

=41,857 tourists

Mean Stay Over tourist arrivals for 2015

=32,153 + 39,687 + 40,993+ 42,927+ 51,716+ 53,964 + 56,125 + 57,385 + 57,789

=48,082 tourists

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Range for 2014

=50321 - 26329

=23992

Range for 2015

=57789 – 32153

=25636

Lower Quartile for tourist arrivals in 2014

= (34130 +38437)/ 2

=36284

Upper Quartile for tourist arrivals in 2014

= (50122 + 48143)/2

=49133

Interquartile Range for 2014 = upper quartile – lower quartile

=49133-36284

=12,849

Lower Quartile for tourist for 2015

=39687+40993/2

=40340
Upper Quartile for tourist arrivals in 2015

=56125-57789/2

=56755

Interquartile range for 2015= upper quartile – lower quartile

56755-40340

=16415

 The mean stay over tourist arrivals for 2014 was 41857 tourists while the mean

stay over tourist arrivals for 2015 were 48082.

 The median stay over tourist arrivals for 2014 was 43262 while the median for

median for 2015 was 51716

 The range of stay over tourist arrivals for 2014 was 23992 while the range for

2015 was 25636

 The lower quartile for stay over tourist arrivals in 2014 was 362835 while the

upper quartile was 491325 and the inter quartile range was 128490.

 The lower quartile for stay over tourist arrivals in 2015 was 40340 while the

upper quartile was 56755 and the interquartile range was 16415.

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Variance for 2014

χ χ–χ (χ -χ) ²
26,309 -15548 241740304
34,130 -7727 59706529
38,437 -3420 11696400
38,655 -3222 10381284
43,262 1405 1974025
47,314 5457 29778849
48,143 6286 39513796
50,122 8265 68310225
50,321 8464 71639296

Variance for 2014

(January) = 50,122 – 41857 = 8265²= 68310225

(February) = 48,143 – 41857 = 6286² =39513796

(March) = 50,321 – 41857= 8464² = 71639296

(April) = 43,262 – 41857 = 1405² = 1974025

(May) = 38,437 – 41857 = -3420² = 11696400

(June) = 34,130 – 41857= -7727²= 59706529

(July) = 47,314 – 41857 = -5457² =29778849

(August) = 38,635 -41857=-3222²=10381284

(September) = 26,309 -41857=-15548²=241740304

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∴ Variance, s² = ∑(x − x)²

s²= 534740708

=59415634

∴ Standard Deviation = √∑( x − x)2

=√59415634

=7708

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Variance for 2015
Χ χ–χ (χ -χ) ²
32,153 15,929 253,733,041
39,687 -8,395 70,476,025
40,993 -7,089 50,253,921
42,927 -5,155 26,574,025
51,716 3,634 13,205,956
53,964 5,882 34,597,924
56,125 8,043 64,689,849
57,385 9,303 86,545,809
57,789 9,707 94,225,849

Variance for 2015

(January) = 56125 – 48082 =8043² = 64689849

(Feburary)= 57789 – 48082 = 9707² = 94 225 849

(March)= 57385- 48082 = 9303² = 86545809

(April) = 51716 – 48082 =3634² = 13205956

(May) = 40993 – 48082 = -7089² = 50253921

(June) = 39687 – 48082 =-8395² = 70476025

(July) = 53 964 – 48082 = 5882² =34597924

(August) = 42927 - 48082 = -5155² =26574025

(September) = 32153 – 48082 = 15929² =253733041

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∴ Variance, s² = ∑(x − x)²

S = (253,733,041+70,476,025+50,253,921+26,574,025+13,205,956+34,597,924+

64,689,849+86,545,809+94,225,849)/9

=694302399/9

=77144711

∴ Standard Deviation = √∑( x − x)2

=√77144711

=8783