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Table 3 Correlations of variables

From: College Students’ Perceptions of Intelligent Design

Variables

ID and evolution factor score

ID is creationism

ID is creationism

Gamma = 0.168, p = 0.008

Views of evolution factor score

Pearson’s r = −0.382, p = 0.000

How often watched programs about evolution

Gamma = −0.189, p = 0.000

How much learned about evolution in high school

Gamma = −0.041, p = 0.456

How much learned about evolution in college

Gamma = −0.051, p = 0.177

God works through evolution

Gamma = 0.145, p = 0.009

Gamma = 0.051, p = 0.455

Attended public or religious private school

t test 0.787, df 460, p = 0.432

Cramer’s V = 0.032, p = 0.980

Urban/suburban/rural

Gamma = 0.006, p = 0.912

Gamma = −0.165, p = 0.016

Class rank

Gamma = 0.015, p = 0.750

Gamma = 0.049, p = 0.406

Ideology

Gamma = −0.207, p = 0.000

Gamma = −0.045, p = 0.499

  1. Significant correlations are in bold; alpha level based on Bonferroni’s correction is 0.0033 (0.05/15)
  2. Correlations calculated based on Yate’s correction for chi-squared are italicized