Peixin Zhang|Chao Han
Examining statistical literacy, attitudes toward statistics, and statistics self?efficacy among applied linguistics research students in China
Xiamen University|National University of Singapore
abstract statistics played increasingly important role applied linguistics research however little research available sheds light statistical literacy among earlycareer researchers applied linguistics study reported article surveyed statistical literacy attitudes toward statistics statistics selfefficacy among chinese applied linguistics research students examined intervariable relationships based analyses crosssectional survey 211 masters students found 1 students overall statistical literacy satisfying 2 although thought positively statistics particularly confident statistics 3 three experiencerelated variablesthe number statistics courses taken quantitative research orientation selftrainingwere important predictors statistical literacy attitudes toward statistics statistics selfefficacy 4 statistics selfefficacy seemed mediate relationship attitudes toward statistics statistical literacy discussed findings relation improving statistics courses applied linguistics program china statistics learning teaching