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Table 2 Descriptive statistics for samples

From: Regional gray matter correlates of vocational interests

 

Study one (N = 8,181)

Study two (N = 40)

Measure

M

SD

M

SD

Self-directed search

    

Realistic

20.03

10.30

19.65

7.96

Investigative

22.95

9.99

24.80

9.99

Artistic

23.71

10.79

25.88

9.22

Social

27.21

9.29

27.33

9.69

Enterprising

26.54

9.79

28.05

9.82

Conventional

18.75

8.75

22.15

6.56

Cognitive abilities

    

Spatial

    

Wiggly block

277.49

99.27

320.35

88.60

Paper folding

22.49

13.86

28.73

14.68

Numerical

    

Number series

23.71

4.58

24.48

4.98

Number facility

94.79

17.34

100.66

19.38

Memory

    

Verbal-associative memory

21.54

9.74

24.40

10.14

Number memory

81.72

28.68

91.55

28.17

Speed of reasoning

    

Inductive speed

141.50

22.58

141.15

22.22

Analytical reasoning

54.83

12.79

60.32

14.20

  1. Note. The reported values are for raw scores unpartialled for sex, age, or g. The Study Two sample scored significantly higher than the Study One sample on Wiggly Block, Paper Folding, Number Facility, Number Memory, and Analytical Reasoning (p < .05). The two groups did not differ significantly on any of the interest measures except for Conventional, on which the Study Two sample scored about .4 of a standard deviation higher than the Study One sample.
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