Abstract

TEJERO-GONZALEZ, CARLOS M.  and  CASTRO-MORERA, MARÍA. Validation of the Scale of Attitudes toward Statistics in Spanish Students of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences. Rev.Colomb.Estad. [online]. 2011, vol.34, n.1, pp.1-14. ISSN 0120-1751.

This article analyses the dimensional structure of the Scale of Attitudes toward Statistics in its implementation for Physical Activity and Sport Science students. On the data obtained with a sample of 145 participants of both sexes who were selected by incidental sampling in two Spanish universities, it is concluded that dimensional structures proposed by other autores are not plausible. At the same time, this study presents a factorial solution based on three dimensions and twelve items, with capacity to explain 68\

Keywords : Attitude measurement; Factor analysis; Psychometrics; Scale; Statistics; Validation.

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