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Showing 1 to 20 of 63 for “"independent sample t tests"”.
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Correlates of Recidivism: A Study Examining the Differences Between First Time Felony Probationers and Recidivist Felony Probation Offenders
… to probation. Using archived data on random sample of felony offenders in 2000 and based on information acquired and maintained by the Denton County Community Supervision and Corrections Department (CSCD), the study consists of 40 first time felony offenders and 40 recidivist felony offender …
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Attitudes of Virginia Dental Hygienists Toward Dental Therapists
… was distributed online to a convenience sample of 910 Virginia dental hygienists. Questions assessed attitudes of participants toward the DT using a seven-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). Additionally, participants were asked to respond to …
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Physiological and Perceived Psychological Responses of Collegiate Football Athletes to Ventilated Shoulder Pads During a Scrimmage
… RESULTS: Data were analyzed using paired and independent sample T-tests. There were no significant differences in core temperature or RPE between the ventilated and non-ventilated groups. No significant difference was found among ventilated subjects pre and post treatment. CONCLUSIONS: …
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Utility of Health Belief Model Constructs in Predicting Dietary Behaviors Among Female University Students: A Pilot Investigation
… as they related to dietary behaviors in a sample of university women 18-to-25 years of age (n=182). A cross-sectional, non-experimental design was utilized. Independent sample t-tests compared the mean of body mass indices (BMI) to dietary risk and race. Odds ratios amassed relationships …
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Coach Effectiveness and Personality Assessments: An Exploratory Analysis of Thin Slice Interpersonal Perceptions
… participation of naive raters was subjected to independent sample t-tests and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) to determine if they moderated thin-slice judgments. Results indicated that naive raters as a group were not accurate in assessment of coaching effectiveness, nor were there …
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Body Dissatisfaction and Other Sociocultural Factors as Predictors of Body Image Perceptions in Sorority and Non-Sorority Women
… Altabe, & Tantleff-Dunn, 1998) were used. The sample for this study included a total of 502 college age women N sorority = 322 and Nnon-sorority= 180. Data analysis includes independent sample t=tests, Pearson correlations were conducted on EDI-3 and Body Image Assessment scores (BIA) by Greek …
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Viewers' Attitudes Towards Analytical and Traditional Commentary Styles in baseball Broadcasts: A Quasi-Experimental Study
… Through a comprehensive analysis, including independent sample t-tests and two-way ANOVA, the findings revealed a significant main effect for athlete status on both satisfaction and retention. However, commentary style alone did not have a significant impact on either variable. The absence of …
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Meristic and morphometric variation among sardine Sardinops sagax around the coast of southern Africa
… if they decreased, the decrease was gradual. Samples for the morphometric study were frozen between 12 and 17 weeks before analysis. Independent sample t-tests between these freezing periods confirmed that there was no change in the morphometric measurements over this five week period. In …
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Computer use and integration of middle school teachers
… to each subject. These scores were used to run independent sample t tests.</p> <p>As a result of this study it was found that teachers that have a high computer use and integration score have the following characteristics: under 30 years of age, less than 10 years of teaching experience, and …
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Perceptions of Middle School Teachers Regarding the Use of Standardized Testing Data
… research study used descriptive statistics and independent sample t-tests. Findings of the study converged with the literature in terms of the purpose and benefits of using standardized testing data. Teachers agreed that principals provided time for them to analyze and plan instruction based on …
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Predicting Study Abroad Propensity among College Students
… The data analyses included a combination of independent sample t tests, one-way ANOVAs, and linear regression. The results revealed that gender, race, major, and SES are good predictors of participation in study abroad. Additionally, academic collegiate experiences germane to diversity and …
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The Current Use of Self-of-the-therapist Training in COAMFTE Accredited Doctoral Programs: A Survey
… Therapy (MFT) doctoral programs. Chi-square tests and Independent Sample t-tests were run to assess for significant associations between various personal identifiers reported by respondents and attitudes toward required therapy for doctoral trainees. The 42% response rate represented 14 of …
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The case of adult Bosnian Muslim male refugees in Chicago: Current health behavior outcomes and PTSD symptomatology
… were tested using either the Pearson chi-square tests of independence or two independent sample t tests. This study found a statistically significant relationship between the presence of PTSD symptomatology and the respondents’ general health rating, recentness of a dental visit, and smoking …
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Boundary Transgressions in Therapeutic Relationships
… transgressing boundaries with their clients. Independent sample t-tests determined there were statistical differences in mean ratings of acceptance of boundary transgressions between the groups. However, because the mean scores between the two groups were not much different, the results …
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Evaluating parental support for sexually abused children : discrepancies between children and their parents
… parents. Hypotheses were tested by using paired sample and independent sample t-tests. Results showed a significant mean difference between parent’s self-ratings on provided support and their children’s perception of received support (negative discrepancies). There were more negative …
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A Quantitative Comparison of the Reading Achievement of English Learners in Dual Language and Transitional Bilingual Programs
… for English Language Learners (ACCESS for ELLs). Independent sample t-tests were used to compare the data, from two DLE programs and two TBE programs, in order to test hypotheses that predicted that ELs in DLE programs would score significantly higher than those in TBE programs. The findings did …
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Impact Of Career And Technical Education On College And Career Readiness In Kentucky
… the 2012 and 2013 school years. Frequencies and independent sample t-tests were utilized. </p> <p>The absence of significant statistical differences between preparatory students, those completing two credits and enrolled in the third credit in a CTE pathway, and non-preparatory students can be …
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Perceptions of Quality Among Undergraduate Students in Online Courses: A Community of Inquiry Framework Approach to Quality in Higher Education
… of the CoI Framework. The data analyses included independent sample t tests, one-way ANOVAs, and regression. The results revealed that course pedagogy does affect students' perceptions of online quality. However, student characteristics do not affect students' perceptions of quality for online …
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Growth Mindset Intervention and Its Impact on Productive Struggle in the Eighth-Grade Mathematics Classroom
… n=25; experimental group, n=27). Bivariate independent sample t-tests, Mann-Whitney U tests, and Wilcoxon Signed Ranked Tests were used to analyze the data. The results indicated a positive effect of the growth mindset intervention on students’ theory of intelligence, students’ attitudes …
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How audio-visual stimuli in automated asynchronous video interviews affect applicant reactions: social presence, fairness and organisational attractiveness
… experimental design was used in two separate samples (South African sample, N = 58; USA sample, N = 169, Combined samples, N = 227). Participants were randomly assigned to either the control or experimental group. Participants completed a mock interview on a commercially available AVI platform …
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