Chi Square Test Analysis in Use of Digital Library on the Basis Gender, Education Levels, and Regional Differences
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Library and Information Science (LIS) relies on effective management to organize, deliver, and enhance information services, ensuring efficient resource use and meeting user needs. In today's digital age, access to online resources is crucial, especially in education. Universities, including Nepal Open University (NOU), have ensured students, teachers, and researchers across all levels—from Bachelor's to PhD—can easily use digital libraries, regardless of their location. This study, involving 200 respondents, basically used Likert Scale questions which were validated through SPSS data analysis tool, explored the impact of gender on digital resource usage, revealing a significant link between gender and resource access but no strong correlation with education level or urban-rural residence or region. Value (V) represents Chi Square Statistics, Degree of Freedom (df) represents to the number of categories in the data and affects how the test is calculated. And P Value relationship between the two variables. In this study, ultimately, gender shows the association in use of digital resource but education level and region validate the no strong association or relation in the use of digital resources which is experimented though the lens of Chi Square hypothesis highlighting their broad accessibility. Regardless of their geographical setting, individuals proficient in internet usage can seamlessly access digital resources, emphasizing the universal accessibility of these resources and education level doesn’t affect in the use of digital resources.
Authors: Pooja Dhakal, Lila Nyaichyai
Institution: Tribhuvan University
Language: English
Subfield: Library and Information Sciences
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4408537465