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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009

STATISTICS 221 FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONNAIRE

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Please respond to the following questions. There are 7 possible responses that range from 1 (strongly disagree) through 4 (neither disagree nor agree) to 7 (strongly agree). From the 7-point scale, carefully mark the one response that most clearly represents your agreement with that statement. Use the entire 7-point scale to indicate your degree of agreement or disagreement with these items. Try not to think too deeply about each response. Record your answer and move quickly to the next item. You will not be graded on your responses.


1. I like statistics.

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2. I feel insecure when I have to do statistics problems.

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3. I have trouble understanding statistics because of how I think.

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4. Statistics formulas are easy to understand.

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5. Statistics is worthless.

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6. Statistics is a complicated subject.

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7. Statistics should be a requred part of my professional training.

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8. Statistics is math.

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9. Statistical skills will make me more employable.

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10. I have no idea of what's going on in statistics.

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11. Statisics is not useful to the typical profession.

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12. I get frustrated going over statistics tests in lab.

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13. Statistical thinking is not applicable to my life outside my job.

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14. I use statistics in my everyday life.

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15. Math and statistics are very similar.

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16. I am under stress during statistics class.

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17. I enjoy taking statistics courses.

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18. Statistics conclusions are rarely presented in everyday life.

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19. Statistics is a subject quickly learned by most people.

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20. Learning statistics requires a great deal of discipline.

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21. I will have no application for statistics in my profession.

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22. I make a lot of math errors in statistics.

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23. I am scared by statistics.

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24. Statistics involves massive computations.

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25. Math and statistics are the same.

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26. I can learn statistics.

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27. I understand statistics equations.

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28. Statistics is irrelevant in my life.

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29. Statistics is highly technical.

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30. I find it difficult to understand statistics concepts.

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31. Most people have to learn a new way of thinking to do statistics.

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32. The lecture material was presented in a clear and understandable manner.

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33. The daily quiz at the end of each lecture helped me learn the material.

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34. The weekly homework helped me learn the material.

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35. In general, the exams were too difficult.

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36. Overall, I am satisfied with my experience in this course.

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For statements 37, 38, please check Not Applicable if you didn't attend your regularly scheduled lab.
For statement 39, please check Not Applicable if you didn't attend the open lab.

37. My teaching assistant helped me learn the material.

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38. The regular assigned lab helped me learn the material.

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39. The open lab helped me learn the material.

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