Reporting absolute or relative comparisons

1. Reporting Absolute or Relative Comparisons
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2. Here are the data of responses to a three
item survey targeting School Belonging
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3. Here are the results of a three item survey
targeting School Belonging
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4. Here are Absolute and Relative Results using
Confidence Intervals
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5. Here are Absolute and Relative Results using
Confidence Intervals
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Absolute Results

6. Here are Absolute and Relative Results using
Confidence Intervals
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Absolute Results
Student 1 feels a slight sense
of school belonging.

7. Here are Absolute and Relative Results using
Confidence Intervals
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Absolute Results
Student 5 does not really feel a
sense of school belonging.

8. Here are Absolute and Relative Results using
Confidence Intervals
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Absolute Results
Student 4 has very little if any
sense of school belonging.

9. Here are Absolute and Relative Results using
Confidence Intervals
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Absolute Results
Student 6 has a strong sense of
School Belonging?

10. Here are Absolute and Relative Results using
Confidence Intervals
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Absolute Results
Student 3 and 9 are more or
less ambivalent.

11. Here are Absolute and Relative Results using
Confidence Intervals
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Absolute Results
Important Note -
While we never can know for certain the actual
quantifiable amount of school belonging that any
one student possesses, we simply estimate it based
on the group scores.

12. Here are Absolute and Relative Results using
Confidence Intervals
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Relative Results

13. Here are Absolute and Relative Results using
Confidence Intervals
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Relative Results
Because their confidence intervals overlap we would not be able to
defend the claim that STUDENT 6 has more sense of belonging than
the STUDENT 8.

14. Here are Absolute and Relative Results using
Confidence Intervals
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Relative Results
Because their confidence intervals overlap we would be able to
defend the claim that STUDENT 6 has more sense of belonging than
the STUDENT 9.