Table 8 Nonparametric tests of demographic factors (Age, Educational Background, and Occupation)
From: Development and validation of an instrument for measuring civic scientific literacy
Factor | Test | SK | SM | PS | STSS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Test Statistic | df | Sig. | Test Statistic | df | Sig. | Test Statistic | df | Sig. | Test Statistic | df | Sig. | ||
Age | Kruskal-Wallis | 31.204a | 5 | 0.000* | 28.701a | 5 | 0.000* | 25.862a | 5 | 0.000* | 16.884a | 5 | 0.000* |
Educational Background | 65.517a | 5 | 0.000* | 54.535a | 5 | 0.000* | 48.564a | 5 | 0.000* | 42.804a | 5 | 0.000* | |
Occupation | 65.304a | 4 | 0.000* | 55.321a | 4 | 0.000* | 51.891a | 4 | 0.000* | 47.715a | 4 | 0.000* | |