CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS ON STATISTICAL LITERACY AND GENDER: EMBEDDING E-CAMPUS PLATFORM WITH RANDOM ASSIGNMENT OF MATCHED SUBJECT IN EXPLANATORY ANALYSIS

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the embedding of e-campus platforms during the pandemic in dealing with gender disparities in statistical literacy and shed light on the association structure between statistical literacy and gender disparities. A mixed methods approach with sequential explanatory analysis was performed among 42 pairs (man-woman) sample of sophomore students enrolled in the Inferential Statistics course selected from a random assignment of matched subjects. The two main instruments, the placement test, and the statistical literacy test, were analyzed quantitatively using the Mann-Whitney test and correspondence analysis, followed by qualitative analysis using image and text analysis. The findings reveal that the e-campus platform has increased women's statistical literacy. Specifically, there is a statistically significant difference (1) between men's and women's statistical literacy scores, (2) an association between statistical literacy level and gender, and (3) different tendencies between men's and women's statistical literacy in various ways. The e-campus platform is an excellent solution for the teaching and learning process during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Likewise, it can overcome gender disparities in literacy statistics. Since these findings lead to a higher statistical literacy rate for women than men, this could break the stereotype that women are less statistically literate than men.