A Questionnaire on Factors Influencing the Investors Decision Making in Stock

Market: Reference to Nepalese Stock Market

PART: A

1. Name (Optional): ...............................................................

2. Educational Level: .............................................................

3. Sex: a. Male b. Female

4. Age a. Below 20
b. 20- 30
c. 31- 40
d. Above 40

PART: B

5. Does the accounting information influence the investors decision making in stock
market?
a. Yes b. No c. Do not Know
6. Do you think the firms image affects the investors decision making in stock
market?
a. Yes b. No c. Do not Know
7. Do you agree that advocate recommendations influence the investors decision
making in stock market?
a. Yes b. No c. Do not Know

8. Which of the following are important factors that influences the investors
decision making in stock market? (Please tick multiple answers)
a. Accounting information
b. Firms image
c. Advocate recommendations

PART: C

1 2 3 4 5
Neither Disagree
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
or Agree
Please tick the relevant columns showing scales from Strongly disagree to
Strongly agree'.

S.No. Items Responses

9 Accounting information 1 2 3 4 5
Dividend paid by the firm influences my investment
9.1
decision.
I make my investment decision only after evaluating the
9.2
condition of financial information.
I get highly influenced with the expected earnings of the
9.3
corporation.
9.4 Marketability of the stock is my first preference.
10 Firms image 1 2 3 4 5
10.1 Firms status in the industry encourages me to invest.
My investment decision depends on the firms involvement
10.2
in solving community problems.
10.3 Reputation of firms shareholder attracts me.
Feelings for a firms product and services affect my
10.4
decision regarding to the investment.
Advocate
11 recomme 1 2 3 4 5
ndations
11.1 I get highly influenced with the brokers recommendation.
I consider family member recommendations before
11.2
making any investment decision.
An opinion of the firms majority stockholder influences
11.3
my decision.
I get persuaded with the recommendations of friends and
11.4
co-workers.
12 Investment decision 1 2 3 4 5
Increase in income level raises my interest in financial
12.1
instruments.
12.2 I tend to reduce risk through portfolio diversification.
I have high level of self- confidence in my investment
12.3
decisions.
I consider my past investment experiences while taking
12.4
investment decisions.

In Excel entry
Q2. 1=10 + 2, 2= Bachelor, 3=Maters & 4=Above Masters
Q3. 1=Male, 2=Female
Q4. 1=Below 20. 2=20-30, 3=31-40 &4=Above 40
Q5,Q6 &Q7. 1=Yes, 2=No & 3= Do Not Know
1. Develop the respondents profile showing the frequency, percent and cumulative
percent in various possible panels.
2. Develop the multiple response table for question no 8 with appropriate title.
3. Develop the descriptive statistics table for the variables accounting information,
firms image, advocate recommendation and investment decision clearly showing
mean, median, maximum, minimum and standard deviation.
4. Carry out the independent sample t test for the variables under study across sex.
5. Draw the table of correlation analysis (one tailed test) for the variables under study
for all sample and state which are significant and not significant at different sig level.
6. Draw the table of regression analysis for the variables under study along with sig
value for all sample. The regression table must include four different models and
state which are the important factors of investment decision.