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Table 3 Descriptive data of the sample

From: European first-year university students accept evolution but lack substantial knowledge about it: a standardized European cross-country assessment

 

Biology-related

Non-biology

Total

Acceptance

 M

32.52

31.28

32.17

 SD

4.86

5.01

4.94

 n

6056

2470

8527

 t-test

− 8.30***

 

Knowledge

 M

5.53

3.85

5.06

 SD

2.54

2.22

2.57

 n

5616

2189

7806

 t-test

− 18.93***

 

Religious faith

 M

25.11

30.82

26.78

 SD

13.36

13.30

13.59

 n

5912

2441

8353

 t-test

6.21***

 
  1. Mean (M), standard deviation (SD), and sample size (n) for acceptance of evolution (ATEVO; Beniermann 2019): score range: 8–40; knowledge about evolution (KAEVO; Kuschmierz et al., 2020a): score range: 0–12; religious faith (PERF; Beniermann 2019): score range: 10–50; ***p < .0.001
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Evolution: Education and Outreach

ISSN: 1936-6434

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