Perception of Importance and Anxiety about Learning Statistics Among University Students in Lima

Iván Montes-Iturrizaga; Wilfredo T. Mena Chino; Víctor R. Manosalva Ruiz; Klinge Villalba-Condori

Perception of Importance and Anxiety about Learning Statistics Among University Students in Lima

Iván Montes-Iturrizaga, Wilfredo T. Mena Chino, Víctor R. Manosalva Ruiz, Klinge Villalba-Condori

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Abstract

This research was carried out with 270 students of a private university in the city of Lima (Peru) who were taking general education courses with the intention of finding out their perceptions regarding the importance of statistics and their anxiety about learning it. For this purpose, a brief questionnaire was elaborated with response selection items. Likewise, we were interested in knowing the (declared) anxiety generated by learning statistics. The results show that the variable type of degree area is significantly associated with the perception of the importance of statistics for professional practice, and that students of Engineering and Management valued this discipline more highly. On the other hand, statistical anxiety in women is much higher than in men.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	156-153
Number of pages	4
Journal	CEUR Workshop Proceedings
Volume	3691
State	Indexed - 2023
Event	2023 International Congress on Education and Technology in Sciences, CISETC 2023 - Zacatecas, Mexico Duration: 4 Dec 2023 → 6 Dec 2023

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statistical anxiety
statistical perceptions
statistics

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Perception of Importance and Anxiety about Learning Statistics Among University Students in Lima

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