As part of the 2007 mathematics assessment, teachers of fourth-graders were asked about their undergraduate education. The full text of the questions and the percentages of students whose teachers responded within each category are shown below.
Did you have a major, minor, or special emphasis in any of the following subjects as part of your undergraduate coursework?
A. Mathematics education
B. Mathematics
C. Other mathematics related subject such as statistics
D. Education (including elementary or early childhood)
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1 |
6 |
93 |
1 |
7 |
92 |
1 |
3 |
96 |
59 |
11 |
30 |
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1 |
6 |
93 |
1 |
7 |
91 |
2 |
5 |
94 |
49 |
12 |
39 |
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2 |
10 |
89 |
3 |
6 |
91 |
1 |
5 |
94 |
52 |
11 |
37 |
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# |
6 |
94 |
2 |
9 |
89 |
1 |
4 |
95 |
48 |
10 |
42 |
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4 |
10 |
87 |
# |
9 |
91 |
2 |
6 |
93 |
48 |
11 |
41 |
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1 |
6 |
94 |
1 |
4 |
95 |
1 |
# |
99 |
71 |
7 |
22 |
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1 |
7 |
92 |
# |
11 |
88 |
3 |
4 |
93 |
61 |
8 |
31 |
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# |
9 |
91 |
3 |
8 |
89 |
1 |
3 |
96 |
73 |
7 |
19 |
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1 |
5 |
94 |
2 |
7 |
91 |
1 |
10 |
88 |
46 |
10 |
44 |
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4 |
10 |
86 |
7 |
14 |
79 |
5 |
11 |
85 |
34 |
18 |
48 |
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1 |
3 |
97 |
1 |
6 |
93 |
1 |
5 |
94 |
21 |
14 |
65 |
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# |
7 |
92 |
1 |
7 |
92 |
2 |
6 |
92 |
50 |
13 |
37 |
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# |
5 |
95 |
1 |
5 |
94 |
1 |
3 |
96 |
28 |
16 |
56 |
Check for Statistical Significance
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