TY - JOUR
T1 - Confirmatory factorial analysis to validity a theoretical model to measure attitude toward statistic
AU - Escalera-Chávez, Milka Elena
AU - García-Santillán, Arturo
AU - Venegas-Martínez, Francisco
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Institut des R?gions Arides (IRA) through the following programs: Eremology and Combating Desertification Laboratory funded by the Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the EU-funded projects WADIS-MAR (n? ENPI/2011/280-008) and WAHARA (FP7/2007-2013, n? 265570).
Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Institut des Régions Arides (IRA) through the following programs: Eremology and Combating Desertification Laboratory funded by the Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the EU-funded projects WADIS-MAR (n° ENPI/2011/280-008) and WAHARA (FP7/2007-2013, n° 265570).
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - In this study was examined whether the constructs: usefulness, motivation, likeness, confidence and anxiety influence the student's attitude towards statistics. Were surveyed 326 students in the public university using the questionnaire proposed by Auzmendi (1992). Data analysis was performed by structural equation model AMOS software. The results do not support the model proposed by Auzmendi of five components. The results suggest that the data are adjusted to only two components, namely: likeness and confidence. About global adjusted of model, the quality measures of absolute fit show: Chi-square statistic (15.123, df = 8 probability level=0.057) is significant, and all indexes showed a satisfactory fit. The values of GFI (0.985), AGFI (0.960) and RMSA (.052) are satisfactory because their values tend to 1 and are > of.5. The attitude towards statistics on students in the Universidad Politécnica de Aguascalientes, is a friendly attitude, which reveals that on this institution the subject Statistics is focused towards the practical application.
AB - In this study was examined whether the constructs: usefulness, motivation, likeness, confidence and anxiety influence the student's attitude towards statistics. Were surveyed 326 students in the public university using the questionnaire proposed by Auzmendi (1992). Data analysis was performed by structural equation model AMOS software. The results do not support the model proposed by Auzmendi of five components. The results suggest that the data are adjusted to only two components, namely: likeness and confidence. About global adjusted of model, the quality measures of absolute fit show: Chi-square statistic (15.123, df = 8 probability level=0.057) is significant, and all indexes showed a satisfactory fit. The values of GFI (0.985), AGFI (0.960) and RMSA (.052) are satisfactory because their values tend to 1 and are > of.5. The attitude towards statistics on students in the Universidad Politécnica de Aguascalientes, is a friendly attitude, which reveals that on this institution the subject Statistics is focused towards the practical application.
KW - Components
KW - Confidence and anxiety
KW - Likeness
KW - Motivation
KW - Usefulness
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U2 - 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n1p569
DO - 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n1p569
M3 - Artículo
SN - 2039-9340
VL - 5
SP - 569
EP - 577
JO - Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences
JF - Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences
IS - 1
ER -