kareem528/Music-While-Studying-vs-Focus

A data analysis study on how music affects university students' focus & productivity. Based on a 61-response survey at Egypt University of Informatics, covering genre preferences, listening habits, and self-reported productivity scores. # Music While Studying vs Focus A data analysis project for the **Data Analysis course** at **Egypt University of Informatics (EUI)**. This study investigates how listening to music affects university students' focus, productivity, and stress while studying. ## Files | File | Description | |------|-------------| | `Project_II_Music_While_Studying_vs_Focus.ipynb` | Main analysis notebook | | `Report.docx` | Written report with findings | ## Tools & Libraries `Python` · `Pandas` · `NumPy` · `Matplotlib` · `Seaborn` · `SciPy` ## 📊 Data Analysis Steps 1. **Data Collection** — 61 responses via Google Forms from EUI students 2. **Data Cleaning** — Handled missing values, renamed columns, fixed encoding issues, ordered ordinal categories 3. **Demographic Analysis** — Explored age groups, gender distribution, and daily study hours 4. **Music Habits Analysis** — Analyzed genre preferences, listening frequency, and preferred study tasks 5. **Focus & Productivity Analysis** — Box plots and scatter plots comparing productivity vs. distraction scores by music type 6. **Correlation Analysis** — Heatmap of productivity, distraction, and focus shielding scores 7. **Hypothesis Testing** — T-test comparing distraction levels between lyrical (Pop/Rap) vs. non-lyrical (Instrumental/Background noise) listeners ## Key Findings - Over 90% of students listen to music while studying at least sometimes - Average self-reported productivity score: **3.08 / 5** — music has a neutral impact overall - **Rap and Pop** are the most popular genres despite being potentially more distracting - **78.6%** of students say music helps reduce study-related stress - Most students prefer **silence for deep-focus tasks**, suggesting music serves more as emotional comfort than a performance booster - T-test result: **no statistically significant difference** in distraction between lyrical and non-lyrical music listeners ## Dataset 61 responses collected via Google Forms from EUI students aged 18 …