Hungarian STARS: Statistics Anxiety Scale Validation and Correlates

377 participants (85% female, mean age 20.6 years) from Eötvös Loránd University and the University of Pécs completed the Hungarian version of the Statistics Anxiety Rating Scale (STARS). The dataset supports analysis of the scale's construct validity, measurement invariance, and its weak negative correlation with statistics course performance and analytical thinking. It provides evidence for the reliability and validity of the Hungarian STARS in university settings.

Use Cases

• Validating the Hungarian translation of the STARS based on its reported bifactor structure and subscales.
• Assessing measurement invariance across different universities and levels of statistics course experience.
• Investigating the relationship between statistics anxiety and academic performance in a statistics course.
• Analyzing the correlation between global statistics anxiety scores and performance on the Cognitive Reflection Test.
• Conducting discriminant validity analysis to distinguish statistics anxiety from other psychological constructs.

Strengths

• Dataset is based on a sample of 377 participants, providing a substantive basis for psychometric analysis.
• The study achieved all levels of measurement invariance, indicating reliable assessment across groups.
• Data is openly available under a CC-BY-4.0 license, facilitating reuse and verification.

Limitations

• Column names and the exact data structure are not provided in the available metadata, limiting immediate analysis.
• The sample is predominantly female (85%) and freshmen, which may affect generalizability.
• The dataset appears to contain analysis outputs (PDF, PNG, DOCX) rather than raw response data, restricting some research uses.

Provenance

Source

Eötvös Loránd University and University of Pécs (participant sample); author János Salamon.

Collection Method

Likely gathered via survey administration of the Hungarian STARS and the Cognitive Reflection Test.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18.

Geography

Hungary (universities in Budapest and Pécs).