Markus Berndt|Felicitas Schmidt|Maximilian Sailer|Frank Fischer|Martin R. Fischer|Jan Zottmann
Investigating statistical literacy and scientific reasoning &amp; argumentation in medical-, social sciences-, and economics students
Walden University|Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München|Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München|LMU Klinikum|Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München|University of Passau|LMU Klinikum|Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München|Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München|Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
statistical literacy scientific reasoning argumentation skills fundamental professional practice although skills fostered university study programs indicators underdeveloped students explorative 2 3 study n 212 students one major german university investigated students differ skills depending study domain medicine social sciences economics study progress undergraduate graduate assembled online test battery assess statistical literacy well scientific reasoning argumentation skills focusing evidence evaluation drawing conclusions particular logical reasoning epistemological beliefs additional variables found significant effect study domain statistical literacy effect study progress additional analyses revealed importance epistemological beliefs statistical literacy well scientific reasoning argumentation skills conclude implications curricula higher education