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Table 5 Frequencies and percentages of textbooks that provided inconsistent definitions

From: Evolution and University-level Anthropology Textbooks: The “Missing Link”?

Sections

Not receive contradictory codes

Received contradictory codes

CA

PA

Total

CA

PA

Total

Three sections

3 (50% of 6)

2 (33.3% of 6)

5(41.7% of 12)

3 (50% of 6)

4 (66.7% of 6)

7 (58.3% of 12)

 Glossary, text box, and in-text

1 (33.3% of 3)

2 (40% of 5)

3(37.5% of 8)

2 (66.7% of 3)

3 (60% of 5)

5 (62.5% of 8)

 Glossary, summary, and in-text

2 (66.7% of 3)

0

2(50% of 4)

1 (33.3% of 3)

1 (100% of 1)

2 (50% of 4)

Two sections

2 (100% of 2)

3 (60% of 5)

5(71.4% of 7)

0

2 (40% of 5)

2 (28.6% of 7)

 Glossary and in-text

1 (100% of 1)

0

1(33.3% of 3)

0

2 (100% of 2)

2 (66.7% of 3)

 Glossary and text box

0

2 (100% of 2)

2(100% of 2)

0

0

0

 Glossary and summary

0

1 (100% of 1)

1(100% of 1)

0

0

0

 Text box and in-text

1 (100% of 1)

0

1(100% of 1)

0

0

0

  1. Percentages are based on the number of textbooks that provided a definition of evolution in the relevant sections