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Showing 1 to 20 of 306 for “"chi-square tests"”.
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Logistics regression to determine the influence of Bean and Metzner's persistence factors as defined by the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) on nontraditional students
… at a community college in the Midwest using archival data. Independent variables included select CCSSE items that related to variables identified by Bean and Metzner (1985) in their Model of Nontraditional Undergraduate Student Attrition. The dependent variable was persistence. Data were …
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An Analysis of Learning Styles in Podiatric Medical Students, Residents, and Practitioners
… Procedures. Utilizing grid scattergrams, Chi-Square Tests for the Goodness of Fit, Chi-Square Tests for Independence and Analysis of Mean and Standard Deviation of scores, the data were analyzed. Findings. It was discovered that all groups learned essentially the same way according to the …
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Ranking single nucleotide polymorphisms with support vector regression in continuous phenotypes
Support vector machines (SVM) have been used to improve the ranking of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) over traditional chi-square tests in disease case studies [2]. In this investigation, ranking SNPs with support vector regression (SVR) was compared to the Wald test in predicting …
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The Relationship Between Brain Dominance and Attitudes Toward School Among Fifth and Sixth Grade Students
… of a questionnaire and a survey. Using several chi-square tests of independence, there was a significant relationship between brain dominance and enjoyment of Math. Brain dominance and visual imagery was determined to be approaching a significant relationship.
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Dental evidence for the peopling of Guam
… described based on eighteen tooth crown traits. Chi-square tests for sex dimorphism do not indicate significant differences between males and females. Observer error was found for two traits on the upper first molar and one on the upper canine; The Chamorro dentition exhibits a simplified crown …
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The Relationship of Self-Esteem Level and Substance Abuse in Adolescents
… and study variables, and the independent T-tests between the groups' total raw subscale scores and independent T-test and chi-square tests on demographic variables.</p>
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Gender labels for adults
… usage and response patterns were analyzed using Chi-square tests and analyses of variance. The findings of both facets of the study are presented and possible implications for future research and the teaching of English as a Second Language are discussed .
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A Study on the Relationship Between Participation in School-Sponsored Sports and Academic Achievement in High School
… pairs t-test, a regression slope t-test, and chi square tests were utilized to analyze the data. Findings suggested that there were no significant differences between the students grade point averages in participatory compared to non-participatory periods.</p>
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An Exploration of the Relationship between Adolescents' Characteristics and Treatment Completion for Substance Use Disorder
… treatment programs that received public funding. Chi-square tests of independence and logistic regressions were used to examine the relationships between adolescent characteristics and treatment completion. The results showed significant relationships between selected variables (sex, gender, …
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ADOLESCENT PERCEPTIONS OF BARRIERS TO RECEIVING SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
… multivariate approaches, such as regression and chi-square tests, to identify factors that may contribute to treatment completion. The results provide information about how substance use service providers can address barriers and improve services to meet the needs of adolescents suffering from …
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The Association between Socioeconomic Status and High School Mathematics Scores and Enrollment Rates in Virginia Public Schools.
… Algebra II scores. Descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, and a Two-way ANOVA were used to determine the variables that were highly significant indicators of mathematical performance and enrollment (p<.001).</p>
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A Quantitative Study Comparing Traditional High Schools and High Schools Implementing Freshman Academies in the State of Tennessee.
… of this study was to compare 9th grade student achievement in Tennessee schools the year before and after the schools implemented a freshman academy, as well as compare such schools with traditional Tennessee high schools. The factors in this study that impact student achievement and serve as the …
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First in, last out: time-to-degree of first-generation students
… of various input and environment variables. Chi-Square tests were performed to find interactions between variables in the model. A binary, logistic regression was utilized to find which variables and interactions had significant effects on time-to-degree. The results indicate that input …
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Cultural Values Religiosity and Spirituality as Predictors of Professional Psychological Help-Seeking Behavior of Black Adults in the United States
… United States. Multiple regression analyses and Chi Square tests were used to analyze the data. A logistic regression model including all of the variables just noted was significantly predictive of whether professional psychological help had been sought. In subsequent univariate analyses …
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Use of the health belief model to understand HPV vaccine behavior in female undergraduates
… sent to 8,889 EMU female undergraduate students. Chi-Square Tests for Independence were used to determine relationships between variables. Data from 1,126 female undergraduates ranging in age from 18 to 26 were analyzed. Participants’ intention to receive HPV vaccination was significantly related …
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A comparative study of dementia-related service provision and configuration in Canada
… analyzed at each stage and cumulatively using chi-square tests; proportions of identifiers were also examined through time using time-to-event analysis. Further, relationships between participants and services were described using social network analysis. The following services were analyzed: …
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The Relationship Between Menopausal Status and Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery
… one week and six months postoperatively. Using chi-square tests and ANCOVAs, it was found that PRE-M women were more likely to exhibit persistent pain, but LP-M women had a higher prevalence of neuropathic-type pain and worse long-term mental health outcomes. Our results support the …
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Association of nutrition education with the delay of the conversion of pre-diabetes to diabetes in hyperglycemic veterans
… were analyzed using Cox Proportional Hazards and chi-square tests. Data indicated significantly fewer Veterans were diagnosed with diabetes in the treatment group compared to the control group (p < 0.0005). Covariates of age, HbA1c and BMI were positively associated with diabetes. A diagnosis of …
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Electrophoretic, Morphometric, and Meristic Comparisons of Walleye Broodstock in South Dakota
… and Mississippi River walleyes. Contingency chi-square tests of allele frequencies showed homogeneity among walleyes from the Missouri River tributaries, and significant (P<0.001) heterogeneity (P<0.001) at the GMP-3 locus between Missouri River and glacial lake stocks. A dendogram derived …
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Changing car culture: a case study at Binghamton University
… variables that were grouped into five overarching themes: Convenience, Quality of Transportation System, Satisfaction with Parking, Comfort with Carpooling, and Perceived Benefits and Drawbacks, which were analyzed under different qualitative and quantitative methods to test for their effect …
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