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 34:
Have you felt a sense of achievement this week?

Grouping(s)

• Personal Development

Answers

	Pie Chart	Positivity	no answer	not at all	a little	a lot
Average		82.37%	0.00%	3.21%	28.85%	67.95%
Sample A		86.96%	0.00%	2.17%	21.74%	76.09%
Sample B		81.97%	0.00%	3.28%	29.51%	67.21%
Sample C		78.57%	0.00%	4.08%	34.69%	61.22%

Consistency

• Answer Consistency Data

Answer Correlation Data

• Other answers given by the 3.21% who answered ‘not at all’
• Other answers given by the 28.85% who answered ‘a little’
• Other answers given by the 67.95% who answered ‘a lot’

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Coefficients of Determination between this and other Questions

Coefficient of Determination	Question
25.90%			Q40	Have you had fun?
20.29%	Q35	Do you feel you have changed?
18.56%	Q28	Do you feel you are more or less religious?
18.42%	Q4	Have you enjoyed new experiences this week?
18.27%	Q33	Do you value yourself more?
17.78%	Q18	Do you feel more or less likely to try out new things?
17.56%	Q38	Have you learnt about how to make new friends?
17.53%	Q2	Have you happy memories of the week?
15.65%	Q39	Do you feel differently about the world you live in?
15.57%	Q25	Is the church more or less important to you?
15.39%	Q23	Do you feel you know more or less about your faith?
13.45%	Q26	Do you feel more or less close to God?
13.41%	Q21	Do you feel more or less concern for the environment?
13.04%	Q37	Have you learnt how to get on with people better?
12.84%	Q27	Do you feel more or less like praying?
12.46%	Q13	Do you value others more or less?
12.27%	Q6	Do you consider yourself to be a better or a worse person?
11.54%	Q32	Do you feel you have learnt more about yourself?
9.84%	Q24	Would you say your faith is more or less strong?
9.78%	Q3	Have you made new friends?
9.67%	Q10	Are you more or less trusting of others?
9.56%	Q9	Are you better or worse at speaking in front of others?
8.94%	Q20	Are you more or less concerned about equality in the world?
8.61%	Q31	Do you value listening to others more or less?
8.60%	Q12	Do you respect others more or less?
8.34%	Q17	Do you think you understand those around you more or less?
8.21%	Q36	Have your priorities in life changed?
7.56%	Q7	Do you know how to look after yourself better?
7.43%	Q41	Did you feel challenged this week?
7.32%	Q16	Do you value spending time with others more or less?
6.06%	Q15	Do you think you are more or less likely to give others a chance?
5.97%	Q29	Do you feel you are more or less embarrassed about your religion?
5.48%	Q14	Would you say your friendships with the friends you had before you came are more or less strong?