NSSE 2019 Frequencies and Statistical Comparisons Kentucky State University

Seniors Frequency Distributionsa Statistical Comparisonsb

Item wording or description Variable namec Valuesd Response options K-State HBCU Regional Like classification K-State Your seniors compared with

Count % Count % Count % Count % Mean HBCU Regional Like classification

  1. During the current school year, about how often have you done the following?
  2. Reached conclusions based on your own analysis of numerical information (numbers, graphs, statistics, etc.) QRconclude 1 Never 3 10 76 7 319 9 88 10 2.7 2.8 -.08 2.7 .04 2.6 .09
  3. Effect sizee Effect sizee Mean Effect sizee
  4. Used numerical information to examine a real-world problem or issue (unemployment, climate change, public health, etc.) QRproblem 1 Never 4 15 111 11 525 15 148 18 2.4 2.6 -.19 2.5 -.06 2.4 .03
  5. Evaluated what others have concluded from numerical information QRevaluate 1 Never 5 16 131 12 494 14 134 17 2.4 2.6 -.24 2.5 -.13 2.4 -.05
  6. 2 Sometimes 11 47 331 36 1,278 38 303 40
  7. 3 Often 5 20 311 34 1,078 33 223 29
  8. Up to 5 pages wrshortnum 0 None 3 7 66 9 217 6 45 7 4.3 6.9** -.40 7.1*** -.43 7.6*** -.52
  9. 2 Sometimes 6 27 296 32 1,122 33 263 34
  10. 3 Often 11 43 342 36 1,273 39 283 37
  11. 3 Often 7 31 308 33 1,056 32 212 28
  12. 4 Very often 4 16 162 19 481 14 102 14
  13. 4 Very often 5 20 231 25 635 20 133 19
  14. Total 25 100 945 100 3,349 100 767 100
  15. 2 Sometimes 10 39 332 37 1,233 37 287 38
  16. 4 Very often 4 14 185 20 521 16 117 16
  17. Total 25 100 936 100 3,335 100 764 100
  18. Total 25 100 935 100 3,331 100 762 100
  19. During the current school year, about how many papers, reports, or other writing tasks of the following lengths have you been assigned? (Include those not yet completed.)
  20. 1.5 1-2 8 33 161 18 695 20 129 16
  21. Between 6 and 10 pages wrmednum 0 None 9 36 215 26 886 26 185 25 2.7 4.0 -.25 3.2 -.12 3.5 -.18

(Recoded version of wrshort created by NSSE. Values are estimated number of papers, reports, etc.) 1.5 3-5 8 32 307 32 1,022 30 214 28

4 6-10 4 21 202 21 685 21 170 23

8 11-15 2 7 74 8 323 9 97 13

13 11-15 2 7 74 8 323 9 97 13

18 16-20 0 0 52 5 172 5 35 5

23 More than 20 0 0 77 8 213 7 69 8

Total 25 100 939 100 3,327 100 759 100

1.5 1-2 7 24 299 30 1,173 35 257 32

(Recoded version of wrmed created by NSSE. Values are estimated number of papers, reports, etc.) 1.5 3-5 5 22 225 22 733 22 180 25

4 6-10 4 18 113 12 337 11 87 11

8 11-15 0 0 36 4 116 4 25 4

13 11-15 0 0 23 3 33 1 13 2

18 16-20 0 0 28 3 34 1 9 1

23 More than 20 0 0 939 100 3,312 100 756 100

*p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report.

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