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STARS-D
Statistics Anxiety Rating Scale - deutsche Fassung
Short abstract
The STARS-D is useful for research purposes for measuring students' fears about statistics. It can also be used for student counselling, for example in cases of learning and study difficulties. It consists of 51 items with two superordinate scales (1 Fear of Statistics, 2 Attitudes towards Statistics). With 23 items, scale (1) comprises the subscales (a) Fear in statistics courses and statistics examinations, (b) Fear of interpreting statistical results and (c) Fear of asking for help. With 28 items, scale (2) comprises the subscales (d) academic self-concept in statistics, (e) value of statistics, and (f) attitude towards statistics teachers. Reliability: The test-retest correlations are in a satisfactory to very good range, except for the scale "fear of asking for help". The two overall scales also show very good retest reliabilities. The internal consistencies lie between alpha = .80 and .99 (exception: subscale "fear of asking for help"). Validity: A six-factor model as well as a six-factor model with two superordinate factors were shown factor-analytically. Significant results were obtained in a laboratory experiment and in field studies.
Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID). (2019). Open Test Archive: STARS-D. Statistics Anxiety Rating Scale - deutsche Fassung. Available at: https://www.testarchiv.eu/en/test/9006906
Citation
Macher, D., Paechter, M., Ruggeri, K. & Papousek, I. (2015). STARS-D. Statistic Anxiety Rating Scale - deutsche Fassung [Verfahrensdokumentation und Fragebogen]. In Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie (ZPID) (Hrsg.), Open Test Archive. Trier: ZPID.
https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4514
Short information
Short Name STARS-D
English Name Statistical Anxiety Rating Scale - German version
Authors Macher, D., Paechter, M., Ruggeri, K., Papousek, I.
Published in Test archive 2015
Copyright/Licence Copyright Authors; CC-BY-SA 4.0
Key words Mathematics Anxiety, Statistics, College Students
Language versions deu
Construct Statistical anxiety
Application age Students from approx. 18 years
Item number 51 items
Subscales (1) Fear of Statistics, (2) Attitudes towards Statistics
Application Time approx. 15 min.
Interpretation time approx. 15 min.
Internal consistency: Cronbach's alpha = .93-.95. Retest reliability: rtt = .74-.75.
Information on factor structure and ecological validity.
None; Reference data: Means and standard deviations.
Applications Research, Consulting (teaching)
There is no abstract in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
There is no review in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
First published in
Macher, D., Paechter, M., Ruggeri, K. & Papousek, I. (2015). STARS-D. Statistic Anxiety Rating Scale - deutsche Fassung. In Leibniz-Zentrum für Psychologische Information und Dokumentation (ZPID) (Hrsg.), Elektronisches Testarchiv. Trier: ZPID. https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.443 PSYNDEX Dok.-Nr. 9006906
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Dr. Kai Ruggeri, Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management, Columbia University, 722 W 168th Street, New York NY USA 10032
Mag. Dr. rer. nat. Daniel Macher, Universität Graz, Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät, Institut für Psychologie, Strassoldogasse 10, A-8010 Graz
Ao. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Ilona Papousek, Universität Graz, Institut für Psychologie, Universitäts-Platz 2, AU-8010 Graz,Österreich
Univ.-Prof. Dr. phil. Manuela Paechter, Institut für Psychologie, Universität Graz, Universitätsplatz 2/DG, A-8010 Graz, Österreich