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Table 2 Correlation of ranking of previous performance in mathematics, number of quantitative courses taken in primary degree and attitude components

From: Attitudes towards statistics of graduate entry medical students: the role of prior learning experiences

Attitude component

Previous performance in mathematics

Number of quantitative courses

taken

 

rs

p-value

rs

p-value

Affect

0.48

<0.001

0.16

0.10

Cognitive Competence

0.54

<0.001

0.31

0.001

Value

0.30

0.001

0.11

0.23

Difficulty

0.38

<0.001

0.27

0.004

Interest

0.25

0.007

0.05

0.63

Effort

0.09

0.35

0.08

0.42