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Attitudes Toward Statistics Scale: Validity and Reliability Study

İstatistiğe Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği: Geçerlilik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması

Metin YAŞAR
Pages
59–75
Publication Date
2014-07-01
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Insummary, the Statistics Attitude Scale has both high levels of validity and internal reliability.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The aim of the current study was to develop a Statistics Attitude Scale to determine the statistics attitudesof university students in social sciences.
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Key Findings & Data:The participants were a total of 450 randomly selected university students(296 female and 154 male ).
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Conclusion & Impact:Insummary, the Statistics Attitude Scale has both high levels of validity and internal reliability.
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⚙️Variables:Tutum · İstatistik · Ölçek

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The aim of the current study was to develop a Statistics Attitude Scale to determine the statistics attitudesof university students in social sciences. The data was collected from the students attending to the variousprograms in Pamukkale University, Faculty of Education, including Social Sciences Education, ScienceEducation, Mathematics Education, Computer Education and Instructional Technology, PsychologicalCounseling and Guidance. The participants were a total of 450 randomly selected university students(296 female and 154 male ). The scale is a 9- point- Likert- type scale with level of agreement varying from“I definitely do not agree” (1) to “I definitely agree” (9). In order to test validity, exploratory factor analysiswas conducted. The result of the Exploratory factor analysis revealed five dimensions: the Relation ofStatistics and Professional Life (7 items), Statistical Anxiety-Fear (9 items), Enjoying Statistics (6 items), theImportance of Statistics (6 items), and Statistical Difficulty Perception (4 items). Cronbach Alpha coefficientwas calculated as 0.927 for internal reliability indicating the scale has a high degree of internal reliability. Insummary, the Statistics Attitude Scale has both high levels of validity and internal reliability.

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İstatistiğe yönelik tutumları ölçme aracı geliştirmek amacıyla yapılan bu çalışmada, Çalışma evreni olarak

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YAŞAR, M. (2014). Attitudes Toward Statistics Scale: Validity and Reliability Study. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 36 - Sayı: 36, 59–75. https://ajindex.com/articles/138072

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