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2. I have usually been at ease during math tests.

3. I have usually been at ease in math courses.

4. I usually don't worry about my ability to solve math problems.

5. I almost never get uptight while taking math tests.

6. I get really uptight during math tests.

9. Mathematics makes me feel uncomfortable and nervous.

10. Mathematics makes me feel uneasy and confused.

Please read each of 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.

11. I will like statistics.

12. I will feel insecure when I have to do statistics problems.

13. Statistics is nothing like math.

14. I will have trouble understanding statistics because of how I think.

15. Statistics formulas are easy to understand.

16. Statistics is math.

17. I have no idea of what's going on in mathematics.

18. Statistics is worthless.

19. Statistics and math are completely different.

20. Statistics is a complicated subject.

21. Statistics should be a required part of my professional training.

22. Statistical skills will make me more employable.

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

24. Statistics is not useful to the typical professional.

25. I will get frustrated going over statistics tests in class.

26. Math and statistics are very similar.

27. Statistical thinking is not applicable in my life outside my job.

28. I use statistics in my everyday life.

29. I will be under stress during statistics class.

30. I will enjoy taking statistics courses.

31. Statistics conclusions are rarely presented in everyday life.

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

33. Learning statistics requires a great deal of discipline.

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

35. I will make a lot of math errors in statistics.

36. I am scared by statistics.

37. Math and statistics are the same.

38. Statistics involves massive computations.

39. I can learn statistics.

40. I will understand statistics equations.

41. Statistics is irrelevant in my life.

42. Statistics is highly technical.

43. I will find it difficult to understand statistics concepts.

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

45. Math and statistics are only slightly related.

NOTICE that the labels for the scale on each of the following items differ from previous ones.

46. How good at mathematics are you?

47. How much computer experience have you had?

48. How confident are you that you can master introductory statistics material?

49. What is the most recent mathematics course you have completed?

A. High school algebra
B. High school calculus
C. College algebra
D. College calculus
E. Other

50. Please choose one and only one response from the following list.  If you have taken more than one Statistics class before this semester please choose the response from items B through E that corresponds to the most recent class you have taken.

A. I have not taken a Statistics class before.
B. I took a Statistics class in high school.
C. I took 221 here at BYU or some other place and am repeating the class.
D. I took a Statistics class other than 221 here at BYU.
E. I took a Statistics class at another college/university before I came to BYU.

51. Are you anxious or nervous regarding this class?

A. Yes
B. No

If you answered YES to question 51 please answer question 52 and identify the reasons which most closely reflect the basis for your concern.

52.

It is the cheapest method.
It results in the most representative estimate.
It results in the estimate with the smallest standard deviation.
It is the easiest method.
I am unable to answer this question with reasonable certainty.


54. Which research method is most likely to support a causal relationship between two variables?

	A sample survey based on a simple random sample.
	An observational study based on a carefully selected large random sample.
	A comparative experiment implementing principles of randomization and replication.
	A correlational study that measures two variables on a large random sample of people of the same age, gender, and socioeconomic status.
	A matched pairs experiment using twins who were hand picked by the researcher to participate.
	I am unable to answer this question with reasonable certainty.

55. What is the purpose of a confidence interval for a population mean?

To provide confidence in our sample mean.
To give a range of plausible values for the population mean.
To show how close our sample mean is to the population mean.
To determine if the population mean takes on a particular value.
I am unable to answer this question with reasonable certainty.

56.	A social scientist did a study on gender and attitudes toward gun control, found a p-value of 0.042, and concluded there was a relationship. Which of the following represents a practical interpretation of the study?

4.2 % of the respondents were in favor of gun control.
One's attitude towards gun control is associated with one's gender.
The difference between males and females who favored gun control was 4.2 %.
One's attitude towards gun control is not associated with one's gender.
I am unable to answer this question with reasonable certainty.


57. When a result is 'statistically significant' this means that the result...

	has a very small probability of occurring by chance.
	is important enough that most people would believe it.
	is important enough to make a meaningful contribution to its subject area.
	has a very large probability of occurring by chance.
	I am unable to answer this question with reasonable certainty.

58.	A newspaper report claims a margin of error of 4% when reporting the percentage of people in favor of a tax refund. Which of the following is the best explanation and interpretation of what margin of error is?

A number that comes from the sampling distribution and tells us how close we are to the truth.
A number that tells how much error can be expected because of chance variation.
It is the population standard deviation divided by the square root of the sample size.
A number that tells us how far our sample size is from what it ought to be.
I am unable to answer this question with reasonable certainty.