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Table 4 Calculation of Garret value and ranking

From: Investigating the most essential skills of planners in Ethiopia’s Amhara National Regional State’s Regiopolitan cities

No.

Skills

Rank given by the respondents

Total

%

Rank

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

1

Analytical and synthesis skills

2592

2070

549

550

400

135

38

31

19

6384

67.20

1

2

Able to produce detailed and accurate plan/design

729

1863

1464

660

550

360

114

31

19

5790

60.95

2

3

Communication skills

486

690

1769

1100

650

270

342

31

19

5357

56.39

3

4

Innovation and creativity skill

324

345

854

1210

1650

405

190

31

19

5028

52.93

4

5

Self-learning and using references skill

162

207

427

660

1200

1260

532

93

38

4579

48.20

5

6

Presentation skills

81

414

488

550

600

1395

646

279

19

4472

47.07

6

7

Teamwork

81

138

183

270

850

765

1026

651

19

3983

41.93

7

8

Management skill

0

138

0

220

250

675

646

899

437

3265

34.37

8

9

Patience

81

207

122

110

400

405

570

620

665

3180

33.47

9

  1. Source: Field survey and calculation of Garret value and ranking, 2021