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| Report on Are You a Stressed-out SmartGirl? |
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Created by girst on October 06, 2005
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I hypothesize that older children claim to be lessed stressed than those that are later in the birth order
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birth order
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| Birth Order and Responses |
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Statistical Measures
Mode: oldest child
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home stress
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| Amount of Stress |
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Statistical Measures
Median: some
Mode: more than not
Mean: 3.29, Std. Dev.: 1.11
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| Stress at Home vs. Birth Order |
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Statistical Measures
F=0.04
p=0.98932
Each pair of values is compared below using the Scheffé test;
| youngest child |
middle child |
p=0.99582
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| youngest child |
oldest child |
p=0.99585
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| youngest child |
only child |
p=0.98365
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| middle child |
oldest child |
p=0.97425
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| middle child |
only child |
p=0.95941
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| oldest child |
only child |
p=0.99574
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No, the data does not support my hypothesis, but instead points out the fact that there is very little difference in reported stress levels among respondents, regardless of the birth order.
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Respondents generally report the same amount of at-home stress, regardless of the birth order in each family. Just because some kids may receive more parental attention than others, this doesn't necessarily create a less-stressful home atmosphere.
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I believe that I would need a different survey that essentially dissects the type/cause of at-home stress for children of different birth orders. For example, it might be more beneficial to ask if the at-home stress is caused by lack of parental involvement, sibling rivalry, or over-involved parents.
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