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Table 5 Descriptive statistics of students that responded to the longitudinal survey

From: Influencing highly religious undergraduate perceptions of evolution: Mormons as a case study

 

N

Min

Max

Mean

Std. dev.

95 % Confidence interval

MATE #1

273

40

120

83.32

15.60

77.67–81.84

MATE #2

273

50

120

95.26

15.14

88.42–92.65

MATE #3

273

50

120

95.52

15.90

88.25–92.75

KEE #1

273

0

10

6.27

1.88

5.86–6.39

KEE #2

273

0

10

6.81

1.93

6.31–6.88

KEE #3

273

0

10

6.48

1.87

6.11–6.67

ULSE #1

177

8

18

13.79

2.40

13.44–14.16

ULSE #2

177

7

18

14.21

2.63

17.56–18.46

ULSE #3

201

3

18

13.52

3.13

17.62–18.67

  1. Acceptance of evolution and understanding of LDS doctrine on evolution remained higher after the semester is over while knowledge of evolution decreased
  2. #1 indicates the responses collected at the beginning of the semester
  3. #2 indicates the responses collected at the end of the semester
  4. #3 indicates the responses collected in the longitudinal survey