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Perfectionism and statistics anxiety

Personality and Individual Differences, 1999
Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between perfectionism and statistics anxiety, using a multivariate approach. Participants were 107 students enrolled in graduate-level research methodology courses. A canonical correlation analysis revealed that graduate students who hold unrealistic standards for significant ...
Anthony J Onwuegbuzie, Christine E Daley
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Statistics Anxiety and Attitudes Toward Statistics

4th Annual International Conference on Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology (CBP 2015), 2015
The purpose of the current study was to examine the relationship between statistics anxiety and attitudes toward statistics. Participants were 204 (78.9% females) undergraduates in the James Cook University Psychology (97.1%) or Business (2.9%) programs at the Singapore (71.1%) or Australia (28.9%) campuses.
Peter K. H. Chew, Denise B. Dillon
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A statistical reevaluation of the stai anxiety questionnaire

Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1985
This study examined the capability and efficiency of two commonly used scales, the trait and trait and state inventories (Spielberger et al., 1970), to measure anxiety construct (N = 100). The probabilistic Rasch Model (Wright & Masters, 1982) was applied to athletes' responses to trait and state anxiety items before competition (stress).
G, Tenenbaum, D, Furst, G, Weingarten
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Statistics anxiety, state anxiety during an examination, and academic achievement

British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2012
Background A large proportion of students identify statistics courses as the most anxiety‐inducing courses in their curriculum. Many students feel impaired by feelings of state anxiety in the examination and therefore probably show lower achievements ...
Daniel, Macher, Manuela, Paechter, Ilona, Papousek, Kai, Ruggeri, H Harald, Freudenthaler, Martin, Arendasy   +5 more
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The Role of Statistics Anxiety in Learning Probability

2018
The current study aimed at investigating the effect of statistics anxiety on learning probability, while taking into account mathematics anxiety and basic probabilistic reasoning, in order to provide insight into the direct and indirect relationships among affective and cognitive factors.
Primi C., Donati M. A., Chiesi F.
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Role of Hope in Predicting Anxiety about Statistics

Psychological Reports, 1998
Hope is defined as a cognitive set which consists of level of goal-directed determination (agency) and propensity to plan ways to achieve goals (pathways). This study investigated whether hope was related to anxiety about statistics. Participants were 109 graduate students from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds enrolled in courses on statistics ...
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PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE STATISTICS ANXIETY RATING SCALE

Psychological Reports, 2002
The Statistics Anxiety Rating Scale has 51 items, each scored on a 5-point rating scale to measure statistics anxiety with six subscales, Worth of Statistics, Interpretation Anxiety, Test and Class Anxiety, Computational Self-concept, Fear of Asking for Help, and Fear of Statistics Teachers.
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Statistics anxiety, trait anxiety, learning behavior, and academic performance

European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2011
The present study investigated the relationship between statistics anxiety, individual characteristics (e.g., trait anxiety and learning strategies), and academic performance. Students enrolled in a statistics course in psychology (N = 147) filled in a questionnaire on statistics anxiety, trait anxiety, interest in statistics, mathematical self-concept,
Daniel Macher, Manuela Paechter, Ilona Papousek, Kai Ruggeri   +3 more
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Academic procrastination and statistics anxiety

Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2004
Statistics anxiety, which is experienced by as many as 80% of graduate students, has been found to debilitate performance in statistics and research methodology courses. As such, it is likely that statistics anxiety is, in part, responsible for many students delaying enrollment in these courses for as long as possible.
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Exploring statistics anxiety: Contrasting mathematical, academic performance and trait psychological predictors

Psychology Teaching Review, 2018
Statistics anxiety is experienced by a large numberof psychology students, and previous research has examined a range of potential correlates, including academic performance, mathematical ability and psychological predictors. These varying predictors are
Victoria J. Bourne
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