Una Versión Reducida de la Escala de Actitudes hacia la Estadística

Statistics is a transversal matter in a wide range of knowledge areas. Although statistics is critically important for college students, most of them struggle when studying. Negative attitudes towards statistics can explain the weak academic performance that has been historically observed in college...

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Published in:Psykhe 2023-01, Vol.32 (1)
Main Authors: Ruiz-Ruano García, Ana María, Jorge López Puga
Format: Article
Language:eng ; spa
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College students
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Summary:Statistics is a transversal matter in a wide range of knowledge areas. Although statistics is critically important for college students, most of them struggle when studying. Negative attitudes towards statistics can explain the weak academic performance that has been historically observed in college students. A non-probabilistic sample of 384 undergraduate students from a Spanish private university (Región de Murcia) recruited by a convenience sampling answered the Attitudes towards Statistics (Auzmendi, 1992) scale twice (at the beginning and at the end of the course). Two models were analyzed by using parallel analysis and confirmatory factorial analyses, the original version and a short version including only 15 items. The short version scores correlated positively and significantly with students grades in the mid-term and at the end of the course on data analysis. The short version showed acceptable reliability (in terms of internal consistency and temporal stability) and factorial structure. As a result, the short version is considered more parsimonious than the original version and optimal to use in educative context and for research purposes.
ISSN:0717-0297
0718-2228
DOI:10.7764/psykhe.2020.25207