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Table 5 ANOVA and Bonferroni corrected t-tests for racial/ethnic comparisons

From: Factors influencing minority student decisions to consider a career in evolutionary biology

 

ANOVA

Bonferroni corrected t-tests

 

F-stat

df

p

      

Career path influenced by presence of people of similar socio/economic or racial/ethnic background

2.519

175

0.03

 

AA

Lat/His

NA

PR

Other

EA

0.03

0.01

1.00

1.00

1.00

PR

0.36

0.22

1.00

--

1.00

When were you first exposed to evolutionary sciences?

2.344

176

0.04

 

AA

Lat/His

NA

PR

Other

EA

0.477

0.335

NS

0.02

0.355

Why/how did you first become interested in sciences? From your parents/guardians

3.233

177

0.008

 

AA

Lat/His

NA

  

EA

0.09

0.05

0.01

N/a

 

Please rate your agreement with the following statement: Evolutionary science is a valid academic discipline.

3.222

178

0.008

 

AA

Lat/His

NA

 

Other

EA

0.20

0.60

1.00

N/a

0.005

Lat/His

1.00

--

1.00

N/a

0.16

Religiosity

7.122

171

< 0.001

 

AA

Lat/His

NA

 

Other

EA

<0.001

1.00

1.00

N/a

1.00

Lat/His

1.00

--

1.00

N/a

1.00

AA

--

<0.001

0.09

N/a

0.04

Understanding (Factor 1)

2.322

175

0.05

 

AA

Lat/His

NA

 

Other

EA

0.05

0.29

1.00

N/a

1.00

AA

--

1.00

0.39

N/a

1.00

  1. *AA = African Americans, Lat/His = Latino(a)/Hispanic, NA = Native American, EA = European American, PR = Puerto Rican.