Research Questions | Statistical Techniques | Reasons for the Technique Used |
Research Question One (RQ1) What challenges confronting succession planning in SMEs | Proportions, averages and Standard Deviations Correlation Analysis | Descriptive tool to identify the challenges confronting succession planning in SMEs |
Research Question Two (RQ2) What is the relationship between succession planning and the growth of SMEs? | Independent Samples t-test | To establish the relationship between succession planning and the growth of SMEs |
Research Question Three (RQ3) What are the differences between succession planning and the age, size and type of SMEs? | ANOVA | To determine whether there is a significant difference between succession plan and the types of SMEs, the sizes of SMEs and the age of SMEs |