Perceptions of Scientists and Stereotypes through the Eyes of Young School Children

Table 3

Multiple hierarchical regression analysis predicting students’ stereotyping of scientists.

Model	Independent variables	Standardized coefficient (β)	t	F	Adj. R^2
1	Age	−0.257	−3.761	7.446	0.060
	Gender	−0.043	−0.625
2	Age	−0.007	−0.070	4.601	0.097
	Gender	−0.059	−0.861
	Grade	−0.347	−3.347
	Religion	−0.078	−1.058
	Ethnicity	0.075	0.905
	Location (urban/rural)	−0.039	−0.487
3	Age	0.004	0.037	4.585	0.124
	Gender	−0.061	−0.908
	Grade	−0.338	−3.294
	Religion	−0.072	−0.996
	Ethnicity	0.100	1.223
	Location (urban/rural)	−0.049	−0.618
	Visit to a science lab	0.038	0.560
	Visit to the science museum	−0.196	−2.816

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