Split Sheets in Ghanaian Recording Studios

Region	Frequency	Percentage
Greater Accra	108	49.5
Ashanti	26	11.9
Central	38	17.4
Western	4	1.8
Eastern	9	4.1
Northern	8	3.7
Volta	3	1.4
Oti	3	1.4
Upper East	4	1.8
Upper West	9	4.1
Ahafo	1	0.5
Savannah	1	0.5
Bono East	1	0.5
Bono	2	0.9
Western North	1	0.5
Total	218	100

Table 2.

Split sheet awareness.

Response	Frequency	Percentage
Yes	11	5.1
No	207	94.9
Total	218	100

Table 3.

Benefit of split sheet usage.

Response	Frequency	Percentage
Yes	15	7.3
No	203	92.7
Total	218	100

Table 4.

Split sheet usage at the recording studio.

Response	Frequency	Percentage
Yes	10	4.6
No	208	95.4
Total	218	100

Table 5.

Year studio was established.

Year	Frequency	Percentage
1960–1990	6	2.8
1991–2000	11	5.0
2001–2010	16	7.3
2011–2022	185	84.9
Total	218	100

Table 6.

Year first Split sheet was signed.

Year	Frequency	Percentage
None	207	95.0
2005	1	0.5
2007	1	0.5
2013	1	0.5
2017	1	0.5
2019	1	0.5
2020	3	1.4
2021	3	1.4
Total	218	100

Table 7.

Availability of Split sheet at the recording studio.

Response	Frequency	Percentage
Yes	9	5.1
No	207	94.9
Total	218	100

Table 8.

Number of songs produced.

Number of songs	Frequency	Percentage
<100	40	18.3
Between 100 and 200	50	22.9
Between 200 and 500	70	32.1
Between 500 and 1,000	28	12.8
Between 1,000 and 2,000	10	4.6
Between 2,000 and 4,000	4	1.8
Between 4,000 and 6,000	3	1.4
Between 6,000 and 10,000	8	3.7
Between 10,000 and 15,000	1	0.5
>25,000	4	1.8
Total	218	100

Table 9.

Number of split sheets signed.

Number	Frequency	Percentage
0	209	95.9
1	2	0.9
10	3	1.4
30	1	0.5
40	1	0.5
200	1	0.5
400	1	0.5
Total	218	100

Table 10.

Model summary.

Model	R	R square	Adjusted R square	Std. error of the estimate
1	0.155^a	0.024	0.015	30.174

1 ^a Predictors: (Constant), number of songs produced, year in which studio was established.

Table 11.

Coefficients.

Model^a		Unstandardised coefficients		Standardised coefficients	T	Sig.
Model^a		B	Std. Error	Beta	T	Sig.
1	(Constant)	1,435.356^b	680.025		2.111	0.036
	Year studio was established	−0.711	0.337	−0.160	−2.110	0.036
	Number of songs produced	−0.197	1.122	−0.013	−0.175	0.861

1 ^b Dependent variable: Number of split sheets signed.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijmbr-2023-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2227-5789

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