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Table 2 Psychometric properties of the multiple imputed data in the path analysis

From: Apprenticeship orientation as planned behavior in educational choices: a path model of antecedent beliefs

Observation properties

Pearson correlations

Variable

N

M

SD

Variance

Skew

Kurtosis

1

2

3

4

5

1 Initiative

1286

3.42

0.95

0.90

-0.04

-0.44

1

.502**

.298**

.-005

.074**

2 Independence

1285

3.63

0.83

0.69

-0.06

-0.26

.502**

1

.390**

-.085**

.032

3 Self-guidance

1287

3.28

0.88

0.78

-0.05

0.13

.298**

.390**

1

.065**

.151**

4 Part-time Job

1286

2.29

0.99

0.99

0.30

-0.37

-.005

-.085**

.065**

1

.186**

5 Apprenticeship

1264

2.58

1.15

1.33

0.19

-0.69

.074**

.032

.151**

.186**

1

  1. Note. Range of answers was in all cases 1.0-5.0. ** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).