Chloe's Project on Birth Order and Academic Achievment

Frequency Table

Class


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Senior 1 1.9 1.9 1.9
Junior 5 9.4 9.4 11.3
Sophomore 24 45.3 45.3 56.6
Freshman 23 43.4 43.4 100.0
Total 53 100.0 100.0

Sex


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Male 18 34.0 34.0 34.0
Female 35 66.0 66.0 100.0
Total 53 100.0 100.0

During your Freshman year how would you rate your academic effort?


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Studying very hard 6 11.3 11.5 11.5
Studying hard 29 54.7 55.8 67.3
Not studying hard 13 24.5 25.0 92.3
Not studying at all 4 7.5 7.7 100.0
Total 52 98.1 100.0
Missing System 1 1.9

Total 53 100.0


During your Freshman year how would you rate your social life?


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Very active 16 30.2 30.8 30.8
Active 29 54.7 55.8 86.5
Not very active 6 11.3 11.5 98.1
non-existent 1 1.9 1.9 100.0
Total 52 98.1 100.0
Missing System 1 1.9

Total 53 100.0


What is your major?


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid No major yet, undeclared 25 47.2 47.2 47.2
Natural Science/Math 6 11.3 11.3 58.5
Social Science/Humanities 19 35.8 35.8 94.3
Business 1 1.9 1.9 96.2
Nursing 2 3.8 3.8 100.0
Total 53 100.0 100.0

What is your birth order?


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Only Child 4 7.5 7.7 7.7
First born child 18 34.0 34.6 42.3
Middle child 7 13.2 13.5 55.8
Last born child 23 43.4 44.2 100.0
Total 52 98.1 100.0
Missing System 1 1.9

Total 53 100.0


Descriptive Statistics



Descriptive Statistics

N Minimum Maximum Mean Std. Deviation
What was your approximated GPA at the end of your Freshman year? 40 1.9 3.9 3.126 .4599
In your high school graduating class you were in the top 46 5 80 25.24 18.031
What was your best verbal SAT score? 41 420 770 593.32 80.791
What was your best math SAT score? 41 420 720 587.56 77.582
How many courses are you taking this semester? 53 4 7 5.00 .480
How many of these course would you call difficult? 52 0 6 2.50 1.129
During the last 2 weeks about how many nights did you spend more than 2 hours studying? 52 0 14 4.44 3.643
About how many hours a week have you spent studying so far this Fall semester? 47 0 84 11.74 14.216
Valid N (listwise) 29




Comparing Means Tables -- Is Chole's Hypothesis Correct?


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What is your birth order? Mean N Std. Deviation
What was your approximated GPA at the end of your Freshman year? Only Child 3.100 3 .1732
First born child 3.033 15 .6008
Middle child 3.200 4 .4761
Last born child 3.201 17 .3702
Total 3.129 39 .4655
In your high school graduating class you were in the top Only Child 17.00 4 6.000
First born child 32.53 15 23.326
Middle child 25.83 6 17.151
Last born child 22.00 20 14.364
Total 25.58 45 18.086
What was your best verbal SAT score? Only Child 663.33 3 32.146
First born child 582.25 16 96.462
Middle child 596.67 3 5.774
Last born child 598.89 18 69.273
Total 596.90 40 78.452
What was your best math SAT score? Only Child 586.67 3 75.719
First born child 618.13 16 81.586
Middle child 610.00 3 30.000
Last born child 564.44 18 69.724
Total 591.00 40 75.339
How many courses are you taking this semester? Only Child 5.00 4 .000
First born child 5.00 18 .343
Middle child 4.86 7 .378
Last born child 5.00 23 .603
Total 4.98 52 .464
How many of these course would you call difficult? Only Child 2.50 4 1.000
First born child 2.35 17 1.222
Middle child 2.29 7 1.380
Last born child 2.61 23 1.033
Total 2.47 51 1.120
During the last 2 weeks about how many nights did you spend more than 2 hours studying? Only Child 5.25 4 6.076
First born child 3.53 17 3.760
Middle child 4.43 7 3.259
Last born child 4.65 23 3.024
Total 4.29 51 3.517
About how many hours a week have you spent studying so far this Fall semester? Only Child 11.67 3 7.638
First born child 7.35 17 6.689
Middle child 7.50 4 4.123
Last born child 12.64 22 11.496
Total 10.17 46 9.384
Percent of the Courses You are Taking that are "Difficult" Only Child 50.00 4 20.000
First born child 46.96 17 24.297
Middle child 46.43 7 26.882
Last born child 51.86 23 17.414
Total 49.34 51 20.955

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Sex Mean N Std. Deviation
What was your approximated GPA at the end of your Freshman year? Male 2.881 16 .4308
Female 3.288 24 .4105
Total 3.126 40 .4599
In your high school graduating class you were in the top Male 34.53 15 23.262
Female 20.74 31 13.079
Total 25.24 46 18.031
What was your best verbal SAT score? Male 597.33 15 84.976
Female 591.00 26 79.902
Total 593.32 41 80.791
What was your best math SAT score? Male 598.00 15 67.844
Female 581.54 26 83.364
Total 587.56 41 77.582
How many courses are you taking this semester? Male 5.00 18 .485
Female 5.00 35 .485
Total 5.00 53 .480
How many of these course would you call difficult? Male 2.67 18 1.237
Female 2.41 34 1.076
Total 2.50 52 1.129
During the last 2 weeks about how many nights did you spend more than 2 hours studying? Male 3.83 18 3.808
Female 4.76 34 3.568
Total 4.44 52 3.643
About how many hours a week have you spent studying so far this Fall semester? Male 9.00 17 6.973
Female 13.30 30 16.936
Total 11.74 47 14.216
Percent of the Courses You are Taking that are "Difficult" Male 52.69 18 21.520
Female 48.07 34 20.691
Total 49.67 52 20.888

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What is your major? Mean N Std. Deviation
What was your approximated GPA at the end of your Freshman year? No major yet, undeclared 3.120 16 .4305
Natural Science/Math 3.083 6 .1329
Social Science/Humanities 3.100 15 .6071
Business 3.300 1 .
Nursing 3.400 2 .1414
Total 3.126 40 .4599
In your high school graduating class you were in the top No major yet, undeclared 24.32 22 14.904
Natural Science/Math 20.60 5 22.733
Social Science/Humanities 27.38 16 22.292
Business 20.00 1 .
Nursing 32.50 2 10.607
Total 25.24 46 18.031
What was your best verbal SAT score? No major yet, undeclared 586.63 16 67.850
Natural Science/Math 610.00 6 96.540
Social Science/Humanities 588.13 16 94.884
Business 600.00 1 .
Nursing 635.00 2 63.640
Total 593.32 41 80.791
What was your best math SAT score? No major yet, undeclared 577.50 16 71.414
Natural Science/Math 566.67 6 85.245
Social Science/Humanities 601.25 16 81.558
Business 530.00 1 .
Nursing 650.00 2 98.995
Total 587.56 41 77.582
How many courses are you taking this semester? No major yet, undeclared 4.80 25 .408
Natural Science/Math 5.33 6 .516
Social Science/Humanities 5.16 19 .501
Business 5.00 1 .
Nursing 5.00 2 .000
Total 5.00 53 .480
How many of these course would you call difficult? No major yet, undeclared 2.21 24 .932
Natural Science/Math 3.67 6 1.211
Social Science/Humanities 2.37 19 1.165
Business 3.00 1 .
Nursing 3.50 2 .707
Total 2.50 52 1.129
During the last 2 weeks about how many nights did you spend more than 2 hours studying? No major yet, undeclared 3.63 24 3.019
Natural Science/Math 8.67 6 5.125
Social Science/Humanities 3.68 19 2.964
Business 4.00 1 .
Nursing 9.00 2 1.414
Total 4.44 52 3.643
About how many hours a week have you spent studying so far this Fall semester? No major yet, undeclared 9.75 20 9.078
Natural Science/Math 26.50 6 29.555
Social Science/Humanities 9.33 18 10.404
Business 6.00 1 .
Nursing 12.00 2 .000
Total 11.74 47 14.216
Percent of the Courses You are Taking that are "Difficult" No major yet, undeclared 45.83 24 18.098
Natural Science/Math 67.78 6 16.009
Social Science/Humanities 46.12 19 23.264
Business 60.00 1 .
Nursing 70.00 2 14.142
Total 49.67 52 20.888



Crosstabulation Tables --  Any Evidence for Chole's Hypothesis?

 
What is your birth order? * During your Freshman year how would you rate your academic effort? Crosstabulation



During your Freshman year how would you rate your academic effort? Total
Studying very hard Studying hard Not studying hard Not studying at all
What is your birth order? Only Child Count 0 2 1 1 4
% within What is your birth order? .0% 50.0% 25.0% 25.0% 100.0%
First born child Count 2 9 4 3 18
% within What is your birth order? 11.1% 50.0% 22.2% 16.7% 100.0%
Middle child Count 0 5 1 0 6
% within What is your birth order? .0% 83.3% 16.7% .0% 100.0%
Last born child Count 4 12 7 0 23
% within What is your birth order? 17.4% 52.2% 30.4% .0% 100.0%
Total Count 6 28 13 4 51
% within What is your birth order? 11.8% 54.9% 25.5% 7.8% 100.0%


What is your birth order? * During your Freshman year how would you rate your social life? Crosstabulation



During your Freshman year how would you rate your social life? Total
Very active Active Not very active non-existent
What is your birth order? Only Child Count 1 1 2 0 4
% within What is your birth order? 25.0% 25.0% 50.0% .0% 100.0%
First born child Count 7 9 2 0 18
% within What is your birth order? 38.9% 50.0% 11.1% .0% 100.0%
Middle child Count 3 3 0 0 6
% within What is your birth order? 50.0% 50.0% .0% .0% 100.0%
Last born child Count 5 16 1 1 23
% within What is your birth order? 21.7% 69.6% 4.3% 4.3% 100.0%
Total Count 16 29 5 1 51
% within What is your birth order? 31.4% 56.9% 9.8% 2.0% 100.0%