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Table 4 Descriptive analysis of students who took the WISC-IV test: comparisons between different Characteristics of students

From: The impact of boarding schools on the development of cognitive and non-cognitive abilities in adolescents

 

Overall

Students who did not take the Wechsler test

Students taking the Wechsler test

Differences

 

N

Mean

N

Mean

N

Mean

Difference in mean

P-value

Effect size (Cohen’s d)

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

Student age

5660

12.917

5188

12.914

472

12.948

-0.034

0.457

-0.036

Student gender

5660

.499

5188

0.499

472

0.504

-0.005

0.829

-0.010

Left-behind child status

5660

.525

5188

0.526

472

0.508

0.018

0.465

0.035

Father's education level

5660

.359

5188

0.359

472

0.360

-0.001

0.965

-0.002

Mather's education level

5660

.213

5188

0.212

472

0.225

-0.013

0.510

-0.032

Family asset value

5660

-.001

5188

0.003

472

-0.044

0.047

0.366

0.043

Math scores of 2015

5660

-.112

5188

-0.110

472

-0.139

0.029

0.529

0.030

  1. Source: Author’s survey
  2. Standard deviations in parentheses * p < 0.1. ** p < 0.05. *** p < 0.01