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Correlational findings

Study OECD (2017): study FI 2015

Public:
15-16 aged, secundary school students, Finland, 2017
Survey name:
IN-PISA 2015
Sample:
Respondents:
N = 5882
Non Response:
Assessment:
Questionnaire: web

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                      7,83
2                      7,77
3                      7,84
4                      7,86
5                      7,87
6                      7,90
7                      7,94
8                      7,93
9                      7,98
10                     7,98

difference 10-1:      +0,16 O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-b DM = + ns Score quarter       Mean Happiness
Bottom                 7,81
Second                 7,85
Third                  7,91
Top                    7,98

difference Top-Bottom:+0,17