Abstract

JUAREZ LUGO, Carlos Saúl; ROBLES ACOSTA, Carlos  and  CERVANTES LUNA, Brenda Sarahi. Validation of the Attitude Scale towards Statistics in Mexican psychology students. Psicol. caribe [online]. 2024, vol.41, n.3, pp.1-22.  Epub Sep 10, 2024. ISSN 0123-417X.  https://doi.org/10.14482/psdc.41.3.258.705.

The five-factor model of the Attitude Scale towards Statistics (EAE-25) proposed by Auzmendi (1992) to measure the predisposition of students towards statistical content has been questioned in different researches. The purpose of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the EAE-25 in a sample of 291 Mexican undergraduate students in Psychology. The validity and reliability of the scale were examine using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Cronbach's alpha. The results of the AFC show partial signs of stability, five items were eliminated, but the five original factors remain. The scale configured in this way shows an acceptable internal consistency, the items are positively related to each other in each factor and each item distinguishes between university students according to their favorable and unfavorable attitude towards statistics, as well as those with high performance from those with low performance. For this reason, the EAE-20 is presented as a valid and reliable instrument, easily accessible, implementation and interpretation to assess the attitudes towards statistics in university students by professors and researchers interested in this topic.

Keywords : Attitudes towards statistics; Psychology students; dimensionality; reliability; factor analysis.

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