The document analyzes reasons why students bunk or miss classes using a Pareto analysis. It identifies 23 reasons for bunking classes through brainstorming and surveys of students. These reasons were ranked based on their cumulative contribution percentage based on 100 survey responses. The Pareto chart shows that the top 14 reasons, accounting for around 80% of responses, include avoiding boring lectures, not feeling well, random or emergency work at home, enjoying extended holidays, and completing pending projects or assignments. The methodology adopted for the analysis is also described.

1. Pareto Analysis for -
Why do students bunk classes?
By:-
Stutidutta Mishra
Aggyapal Singh
Subhabrata Chatterjee
BIMTECH, Greater Noida

2. Introduction to Pareto Diagram
• Named after Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto.
• Method of identifying the causes of poor quality.
• Most quality problems & costs result from only a few causes.
• Correcting these few major causes will result in the greatest cost
impact.

3. Following reasons were
identified that make
students bunk classes

4. To avoid boring lectures
10.4 %

5. Not feeling well
9.4 %

6. Random / Emergency work at home
6.5 %

7. To enjoy extended
holidays at home
6.0 %

8. To complete Pending
Projects / Assignments
5.8 %

9. Got late for class
5.5 %

10. To prepare for
academic/competitive exams
5.5 %

11. To capitalize on minimum
attendance criteria
5.5 %

12. Dislike for subject
5.3 %

13. To hangout
with friends
5.3 %

14. Dislike for the
faculty
5.3 %

15. To participate in
extra-curricular activities
4.1 %

16. To meet relatives
after long time
3.6 %

17. To go on a trip with friends / family
3.6 %

18. Odd class timings
3.6 %

19. To celebrate festivals
3.4 %

20. Mental stress caused by
Personal matters
3.1 %

21. To meet
Girlfriend/Boyfriend
2.7 %

22. Did not complete the
Home assignment
2.2 %

23. Peer Pressure
1.7 %

24. Inconvenience of
Travelling to class
1.0 %

25. Availability of
Free study material
0.7 %

26. To attend tuition / coaching
classes-1.0 %

27. 10.4
19.8
26.3
32.3
38.1
43.6
49.2
54.7
60.0
65.3
70.1
74.2
77.8
81.4
85.1
88.4
91.6
94.2 96.4 98.1 99.0 99.8 100.0
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FINAL RESULTS
PARETO CHART FOR CUMULATIVE
% CONTRIBUTION
BY ALL THE 23 REASONS

28. Methodology adopted
• The whole process started with a brain-storming session (which also
included a exploratory research) to find out the reasons for the bunking
of lectures.
• Some of the reasons which were correlated were grouped into a single
factor
• 23 factors were short-listed and the same was surveyed by conducting a
secondary research (via emails and printed surveys) on BIMTECH as
well as students from other colleges.
• 100 responses were collected and a Pareto chart was drawn using the
cumulative percentages generated
• Around 14 factors (refer to excel sheet) were found to be causing 80%
of the reasons of bunking the lectures.