A Quantitative Analysis of the Effects of a Residential Experience

Research carried out at Castlerigg Manor in the summer term of 2008

Data relating to Question 24:
Would you say your faith is more or less strong?

Grouping(s)

• Spiritual Development

Answers

	Pie Chart	Positivity	no answer	much less	less	the same	more	much more
Average		53.25%	0.65%	1.29%	1.94%	16.13%	50.97%	29.68%
Sample A		42.39%	0.00%	2.17%	4.35%	26.09%	41.30%	26.09%
Sample B		60.17%	1.67%	0.00%	0.00%	13.33%	55.00%	31.67%
Sample C		55.10%	0.00%	2.04%	2.04%	10.20%	55.10%	30.61%

Consistency

• Answer Consistency Data

Answer Correlation Data

• An insignificant number (1.29%) answered ‘much less’
• An insignificant number (1.94%) answered ‘less’
• Other answers given by the 16.13% who answered ‘the same’
• Other answers given by the 50.97% who answered ‘more’
• Other answers given by the 29.68% who answered ‘much more’

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Coefficients of Determination between this and other Questions

Coefficient of Determination	Question
52.23%			Q26	Do you feel more or less close to God?
50.34%	Q25	Is the church more or less important to you?
48.68%	Q27	Do you feel more or less like praying?
43.08%	Q28	Do you feel you are more or less religious?
41.06%	Q23	Do you feel you know more or less about your faith?
23.02%	Q32	Do you feel you have learnt more about yourself?
21.89%	Q36	Have your priorities in life changed?
21.05%	Q5	Have you a better or worse understanding of how others see you?
19.23%	Q35	Do you feel you have changed?
18.54%	Q16	Do you value spending time with others more or less?
18.45%	Q13	Do you value others more or less?
17.96%	Q20	Are you more or less concerned about equality in the world?
17.87%	Q37	Have you learnt how to get on with people better?
16.93%	Q39	Do you feel differently about the world you live in?
14.83%	Q6	Do you consider yourself to be a better or a worse person?
14.79%	Q15	Do you think you are more or less likely to give others a chance?
12.28%	Q33	Do you value yourself more?
11.88%	Q17	Do you think you understand those around you more or less?
11.48%	Q18	Do you feel more or less likely to try out new things?
11.41%	Q12	Do you respect others more or less?
10.79%	Q14	Would you say your friendships with the friends you had before you came are more or less strong?
10.71%	Q38	Have you learnt about how to make new friends?
9.84%	Q34	Have you felt a sense of achievement this week?
9.79%	Q10	Are you more or less trusting of others?
9.25%	Q31	Do you value listening to others more or less?
8.96%	Q3	Have you made new friends?
8.76%	Q19	Do you value people who are different from you more or less?
8.64%	Q21	Do you feel more or less concern for the environment?
7.24%	Q40	Have you had fun?
6.56%	Q2	Have you happy memories of the week?
6.00%	Q8	Are you better or worse at making decisions?
5.48%	Q7	Do you know how to look after yourself better?