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1Institute of Applied English, National Taiwan Ocean University, 2 Pei-ning Road, Keelung, Taiwan 202. tyhsiao@ntou.edu.tw
Psychological Reports
|February 18, 2011
Summary
This study validates the multidimensional structure of the Statistical Anxiety Rating Scale in graduate students. Findings support the scale
Area of Science:
- Psychometrics
- Educational Psychology
Background:
- The Statistical Anxiety Rating Scale (SARS) is theoretically multidimensional, with six factors.
- These factors are grouped into two higher-order dimensions: statistics anxiety and statistics attitudes.
- The scale's second-order factor model has not been empirically tested.
Purpose of the Study:
- To empirically test the theoretical factor structure of the Statistical Anxiety Rating Scale.
- To examine the multidimensional construct validity of the scale using subscale scores.
Main Methods:
- Confirmatory factor analysis was used to compare two competing models.
- The analysis was conducted on data from 77 graduate students in Taiwan.
Main Results:
- Results supported the multidimensional construct validity of the Statistical Anxiety Rating Scale based on subscale scores.
- This finding partially aligns with prior research that supported multidimensionality based on item scores.
Conclusions:
- The study provides empirical support for the multidimensionality of the Statistical Anxiety Rating Scale at the subscale level.
- The findings contribute to the validation of the scale for measuring statistics anxiety and attitudes.
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