This study aims to analyze the effect of price perception on Oppo smartphone buying interest in the community of Sukamulia Village Dusun II, Pagar Merbau District. This research uses a quantitative descriptive approach. With a population of 1,174 respondents with a tolerance limit of 10% which is calculated by the Slovin formula, a total sample of 92 respondents was obtained with a sampling technique using random sampling techniques. Data collection was carried out by giving a list of statements to respondents, namely the people of Sukamulia Village Dusun II, Pagar Merbau District. This study uses the technique of simple Linear Regression Analysis, t test, and the coefficient of determination. The results of multiple linear regression analysis obtained Y = 3.292 + 0.389X. Partial test results (t test) indicate that price perception variable it has a significant effect on buying interest in oppo smartphones. This can be seen from the value of t arithmetic (3,080)> t table (1,662) with a significant 0.003 < 0.05. With an R square value of 0.521. This means that the effect of variable X on variable Y is 52.1%, while the remaining 47.9% is influenced by other variables not included in this study.
The aim of this research is to know whether there is a significant effect of inquiry method on Students’ writing descriptive text ability at the X grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Angkola Barat in 2012-2013 Academic Year. The research method used is experimental method. The population of this research consists of 4 classes. They are all of the X grade students with 142 students. Two classes, they are X1 and X2 are taken as two groups of sample by cluster sampling. The whole amount samples is 70 students. The data are collected by using 20 items test as an instrument. The writer uses statistic processes in analyzing data. They are descriptive analysis by using the formula of “t-test”.After calculating the data, it is found that theresult of writing ability on descriptive text taught by using inquiry method is categorized “good”. While the students’ writing ability on descriptive text taught by using conventional method is categorized “enough”. And from the data that has been collected, it is found that the result shows the score of ttest>ttable (3.6 > 2.00). It means that there is a Significant Effect of Inquiry method on Students’ Writing Descriptive Text Ability at the X Grade Students of SMA Negeri 1 Angkola Barat. It can be concluded the hypothesis in this research is accepted.
This study observed Siladang language maintenance in Desa Sipapaga. The objectives of the study are (1) to examine the factors affecting language maintenance (2) to find out the strategies in maintaining the Siladang language and (3) to find out the reasons of the Siladang people in maintaining their language. The method of this study was descriptive qualitative research. The participants were 20 Siladang people who live in Desa Sipapaga were taken by purposive random sampling. The research results are as follows (1) There are seven factors affecting Siladang language maintenance in Desa Sipapaga such as, Ethnolinguistic vitality, living together and see each other frequently, use of language in family domain (intra and inter marriage family, use of language in neighbor domain, use of language in religion domain, use of language in workplace domain, and practice traditional ceremony, (2) In maintaining the Siladang language, the Siladang people conducted some strategies such as; family language policy, using Siladang language in their daily life frequently, the using of Siladang language in cultural activity like in wedding ceremony. (3) The reasons of the Siladang people maintain their language are; they were proud of being Siladang people and speak Siladang language, and speak Siladang language shows their identity as Siladang people. Keywords: language maintenance, Siladang
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