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Fig.Ā 12

From: Acceptance of Evolution Increases with Student Academic Level: A Comparison Between a Secular and a Religious College

Fig.Ā 12

Percentage of biology majors (black bars) versus nonmajors (white bars) who believe one of the following statements describes them best: A = I accept evolution and express it openly regardless of othersā€™ opinions, B = no opinion, C = I accept evolution but do not discuss it openly to avoid conflicts with friends and family, D = I believe in creationism and express it openly regardless of othersā€™ opinions, E = I believe in creationism but do not discuss it openly to avoid conflicts with friends and family. Comparisons within institutions: a RWU biology majors (nā€‰=ā€‰237) versus nonmajors (n = 239), Chi-squareā€‰=ā€‰13.833, dfā€‰=ā€‰4, Pā€‰=ā€‰0.008; asterisk indicates sign test two-tail pairwise comparison Pā€‰ā‰¤ā€‰0.05. b PC biology majors (nā€‰=ā€‰212) versus nonmajors (nā€‰=ā€‰143), Chi-squareā€‰=ā€‰7.528, dfā€‰=ā€‰4, Pā€‰=ā€‰0.11. c RWU within-biology-majors comparisons: F = freshman (nā€‰=ā€‰93), So = sophomore (nā€‰=ā€‰74), J = junior (nā€‰=ā€‰33), Sr = senior (nā€‰=ā€‰37), Chi-squareā€‰=ā€‰14.535, dfā€‰=ā€‰6, Pā€‰=ā€‰0.02; linear regression choice A: rā€‰=ā€‰0.99, Pā€‰=ā€‰0.009, choice B: rā€‰=ā€‰0.98, Pā€‰=ā€‰0.015. d PC within biology-majors comparisons: F = freshman (nā€‰=ā€‰70), So = sophomore (nā€‰=ā€‰34), J = junior (nā€‰=ā€‰50), Sr = senior (nā€‰=ā€‰58), Chi-squareā€‰=ā€‰34.242, dfā€‰=ā€‰9, Pā€‰ā‰¤ā€‰0.001; linear regression choice A: rā€‰=ā€‰0.98, Pā€‰=ā€‰0.013, choice B: rā€‰=ā€‰0.61, Pā€‰=ā€‰0.38

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