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 HBCU Regional Like classification

Count % Count % Count % Count % Mean Mean Effect sizee Mean Effect sizee Mean Effect sizee

  • 11 pages or more wrlongnum 0 None 18 71 419 49 1,678 50 358 47 1.2 2.8** -.31 1.8 -.18 1.7 -.17
  • (Recoded version of wrlong created by NSSE. Values are estimated number of papers, reports, etc.) 1.5 1-2 4 14 305 26 1,089 33 267 35
  • 4 3-5 1 6 113 12 318 10 81 11
  • 8 6-10 2 9 33 3 129 4 29 5
  • 13 11-15 0 0 23 3 64 2 11 1
  • 18 16-20 0 0 19 3 16 0 3 0
  • 23 More than 20 0 0 26 3 33 1 3 0
  • Total Total 25 100 938 100 3,327 100 752 100
  • Estimated number of assigned pages of student writing. wrpages 52.3 94.9** -.33 73.6 -.24 75.0 -.28
  • (Continuous variable, recoded and summed by NSSE from wrshort, wrmed, and wrlong. Values are estimated pages of assigned writing.)
  • During the current school year, about how often have you had discussions with people from the following groups?
  • People of a race or ethnicity other than your own DDRace 1 Never 3 13 110 8 204 7 63 9 2.8 2.9 -.04 2.8 .00 2.8 .02
  • 2 Sometimes 7 30 330 32 1,007 32 244 31
  • 3 Often 4 17 213 23 1,033 31 220 30
  • People from an economic background other than your own DDeconomic 1 Never 1 3 41 6 149 5 36 5 2.9 3.0 -.09 3.0 -.04 3.0 -.06
  • People with religious beliefs other than your own DDreligion 1 Never 2 9 70 9 192 7 58 7 2.8 2.8 -.04 2.9 -.11 2.9 -.09
  • People with political views other than your own DDpolitical 1 Never 2 7 117 12 167 6 40 5 2.8 2.7 .17 2.9 -.10 3.0 -.14

4 Very often 11 40 282 37 1,078 31 226 30

3 Often 3 15 339 34 1,280 39 284 37

2 Sometimes 9 36 314 31 906 29 230 30

2 Sometimes 9 34 347 34 861 27 214 26

Total Total 25 100 935 100 3,322 100 753 100

2 Sometimes 10 42 215 24 816 25 206 26

4 Very often 11 40 339 36 1,074 31 229 32

Total Total 25 100 934 100 3,319 100 755 100

3 Often 5 22 290 29 1,158 34 239 32

4 Very often 9 33 257 31 1,068 31 225 31

Total Total 25 100 931 100 3,324 100 752 100

3 Often 5 26 251 28 1,181 35 263 36

4 Very often 9 33 216 26 1,113 32 236 33

Total Total 25 100 931 100 3,322 100 753 100

*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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