Surprise! 19 in each class gave the right answer. I attributed it to influence of the context. In one instance it was just dull everyday stuff. The Psych Stat class had the reputation of being the barrier to getting into Psych.
I have since retired from a career doing stat and methods consulting. I believe that much of the difficulty comes from "stat anxiety" being a particularly severe form of "math anxiety". Early on, I developed a habit of confronting that anxiety. What have others done to confront anxiety in students and clients? Art [EMAIL PROTECTED] Social Research Consultants University Park, MD USA (301) 864-5570 . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
