TRAITS THAT RELATE TO A STUDENT'S SOCIAL QUOTIENT
Vallejo High School (CA)
25 classes of 9th and 10th graders In Health/ Careers & Business Academy
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newspaper article on how the data below was collected.Correlations below (as 33 for male happiness) shown xlOO; could range from +100 to -100.
Correlations in the social sciences rarely go above 0.3 (shown as 30 here).
MALES.......................................FEMALES
POSITIVE CORRELATION.................POSITIVE CORRELATION
33 My general happiness................ 20 Grade Point Average
27 Rough IQ (SAT&GPA)................. 20 Upbeat, positive attitude
22 Grade Point Average....................17 My general happiness
20 Upbeat, positive attitude.............18 Rough IQ (SAT&GPA)
19 Number of smiles/ day.................15 Number of smiles/ day
15 I really like most people...............14 Courtesy to others
15 Darker hair color............................13 I really like most people
14Sense of humor...............................11 Adapt to new situations
14 SAT- math.........................................10 SAT- verbal
13 I tell others my problems................9 Longer hair length
12 Non-whites preferred......................9 Success -other activities
11 Courtesy to others
11 Adapt to new situations..................NO CORRELATION
11 Athletic ability.....................................5 I enjoy listening to others
10 Success -other activities..................5 SAT- math
10 SAT- verbal...........................................4 My Height
......................................................................3 I'm considered a leader
NO CORRELATION................................... 2 Athletic ability
3 I enjoy listening to others....................1 Sense of humor
3 I 'm considered a leader.....................(1) Physical attractiveness
2 I have strong opinions.......................(4) I tell others my problems
1 My weight .............................................(6) I have strong opinions
(0) Body Mass Index..............................(7) Lighter hair color
(1) My Height ...........................................(8) Ethnicity: whites preferred
(2) Physical attractiveness...................(8) Tend to go with crowd
(2) Tend to go with crowd.....................(8) My weight
(3) Job Pay per hour
NEGATIVE CORRELATION ....................NEGATIVE CORRELATION
(18) Long hair length..............................(11) Job Pay per hour
......................................................................(11) Body Mass Index
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Affirmative Action effects of SQGo to:
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