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Correlational findings

Study OECD (2017): study TW 2015

Public
15-16 aged, secundary school students, Taiwan, 2017
Survey name
IN-PISA 2015
Sample
Respondents
N = 7708
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
School performance in mathematics
Our Classification
Distribution
Deciles and quartiles
Operationalization
Mathematical performance, for PISA, measures the mathematical literacy of a 15 year-old to formulate, employ and interpret mathematics in a variety of contexts to describe, predict and explain phenomena, recognising the role that mathematics plays in the world. The mean score is the measure. A mathematically literate student recognises the role that mathematics plays in the world in order to make well-founded judgments and decisions needed by constructive, engaged and reflective citizens.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-b DM = + ns Score decile        Mean Happiness
1                      6,57
2                      6,52
3                      6,56
4                      6,50
5                      6,56
6                      6,54
7                      6,55
8                      6,65
9                      6,69
10                     6,80

difference 10-1:      +0,24
O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-b DM = + ns Score quarter       Mean Happiness
Bottom                 6,56
Second                 6,52
Third                  6,57
Top                    6,73

difference Top-Bottom:+0,17