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Attitudes Toward Statistics (ATS)
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Publication: |
Wise, S. L. (1985). The development and validation of a scale measuring attitudes toward statistics. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 45, 401 - 405. |
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Population: |
Introductory statistics students. |
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Description: |
The 29-item attitudinal scale consists of two subscales: attitude toward the field of statistics (20 items) and attitude toward the course (9 items). Students are asked to respond to how they currently feel about a statement (i.e., "I feel that statistics will be useful to me in my profession") using a 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree) response scale. |
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Psychometric Properties: |
A two-factor solution was supported in addition to high ( ~.90) internal consistency for both subscale scores. The distinctiveness of the subscale scores was further supported by correlations with course grade. Specifically, the attitude toward the course subscale was a positive predictor of course grade, unlike the attitude toward the field subscale, which had a null relationship with course grade. |
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Location: |
http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/cblumberg/wise1.pdf (PDF format) or at |
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Memorandum: |
An important memorandum concerning the scoring and use of these items is at |