Attitudes towards statistics of education Sciences students. Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Survey of Attitudes Towards Statistics

The study of attitudes towards statistics is a topic which has aroused the interest of researchers in different countries and at teaching levels. In this work we present an analysis of the psychometric properties, in terms of structural validity and internal consistency, of a Spanish version of the...

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Published inRevista electrónica de investigación y evaluación educativa Vol. 25; no. 1; p. 1
Main Authors Rodriguez-Santero, Javier, Gil-Flores, Javier
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Valencia Interuniversity Association of Pedagogical Research 01.01.2019
Universidad de Granada, Revista RELIEVE
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Attitudes
Quantitative psychology
Spain
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Summary:The study of attitudes towards statistics is a topic which has aroused the interest of researchers in different countries and at teaching levels. In this work we present an analysis of the psychometric properties, in terms of structural validity and internal consistency, of a Spanish version of the Survey of Attitudes Towards Statistics (SATS-36) administered to education students. The results obtained from the 409 participants indicate a lack of fit for the six-factor model proposed by the authors of the SATS, especially compared with the five-factor model with corrected mistakes that the authors of this work propose. These results coincide with what has been defended by other investigations as to the reduction of the number of attitudinal components measured with the SATS
ISSN:1134-4032
1134-4032
DOI:10.7203/relieve.25.1.12676