ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
I'm Bad at Math! a Study of Statistical Anxiety and Attitudes across Majors.
- Egamaria Alacam
The State University of New York at New Paltz - Alison Nash
The State University of New York at New Paltz - Douglas Maynard
The State University of New York at New Paltz
Abstract
This research assesses statistical anxiety and attitudes of students. Business male students had higher fear of asking for help and placed more effort into statistics. No gender differences were found for psychology students. STEM majors had less anxiety and more positive attitudes towards statistics as to business and psychology majors.
Statistics and Methodology
