Gender Influences Stats Anxiety
Gender differences in Statistical Anxiety
Abstract:
The aim of my experiment was to look at the association between Gender (male and female) and Statistical Anxiety (high or low) and see if there was a significant relationship between the two. My hypothesis stated that more females would have high statistical anxiety than males. 100participants completed a self-report questionnaire, administered by Graham Hole. Questions were asked on aspects such as studying maths A-Level, their grade, and GSCE grades. The results showed that both male and female experienced high levels of anxiety, but there was no significance in the relationship between males and females. 42.1% of males gave a high rating (5,6 or 7) on a 7point rating scale for statistical anxiety, when compared with females 45.0% gave a high rating. It rejects the hypothesis that females have higher statistics anxiety than males where as some previous research contradicts this evidence.
Introduction:
The aim of my experiment is to look at the difference in gender (male and female) and compare their statistical anxiety to see if there is a significant difference between the two sexes. Gender difference is the most studied environmental cause of statistical anxiety but the findings are infamously inconsistent.
Statistical anxiety is a state of discomfort that is associated with performance in a mathematical task, and is thought to affect a high percentage of school age children. There are many factors that have been associated with statistical anxiety, but potential factors include environmental variables e.g. negative class experience, intellectual variables such as the degree of abstract or logical thinking and personality variables including self esteem, learning style and confidence.
Some research states that statistical anxiety inhibits performance and that girls report higher levels of anxiety than boys, contradicting research also suggests that boy’s mathematical performance is more
Abstract:
The aim of my experiment was to look at the association between Gender (male and female) and Statistical Anxiety (high or low) and see if there was a significant relationship between the two. My hypothesis stated that more females would have high statistical anxiety than males. 100participants completed a self-report questionnaire, administered by Graham Hole. Questions were asked on aspects such as studying maths A-Level, their grade, and GSCE grades. The results showed that both male and female experienced high levels of anxiety, but there was no significance in the relationship between males and females. 42.1% of males gave a high rating (5,6 or 7) on a 7point rating scale for statistical anxiety, when compared with females 45.0% gave a high rating. It rejects the hypothesis that females have higher statistics anxiety than males where as some previous research contradicts this evidence.
Introduction:
The aim of my experiment is to look at the difference in gender (male and female) and compare their statistical anxiety to see if there is a significant difference between the two sexes. Gender difference is the most studied environmental cause of statistical anxiety but the findings are infamously inconsistent.
Statistical anxiety is a state of discomfort that is associated with performance in a mathematical task, and is thought to affect a high percentage of school age children. There are many factors that have been associated with statistical anxiety, but potential factors include environmental variables e.g. negative class experience, intellectual variables such as the degree of abstract or logical thinking and personality variables including self esteem, learning style and confidence.
Some research states that statistical anxiety inhibits performance and that girls report higher levels of anxiety than boys, contradicting research also suggests that boy’s mathematical performance is more
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