Examining correlation of scientific attitude and aesthetic values

Shilpa S. Popat

doi:10.2478/hettw-2025-0014

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Examining correlation of scientific attitude and aesthetic values

Human Education Today for Tomorrow’s World

Volume 22 (2025): Issue 1 (January 2025)

By: Shilpa S. Popat

Open Access

|Dec 2025

Figures & Tables

Dimensions of scientific attitude and aesthetics of the study.

Normal distribution curve: Scientific Attitude.

Scores of scientific attitude and aesthetics (CUG; 2022–2023)_

Stu. No	School	Sem.	Sex	Age	Scientific attitude	Aesthetics	Total score
1	SAMS	4th Sem	F	21	70	76	146
2	SAMS	2nd Sem	F	25	73	73	146
3	SAMS	2nd Sem	M	24	78	81	159
4	SAMS	4th Sem	F	21	70	76	146
5	SAMS	2nd Sem	F	23	67	84	151
6	SAMS	2nd Sem	M	29	79	92	171
7	SAMS	2nd Sem	F	26	66	86	152
8	SAMS	2nd Sem	M	24	60	89	149
9	SAMS	4th Sem	M	26	69	94	163
10	SAMS	4th Sem	F	33	72	75	147
11	SAMS	4th Sem	F	24	75	91	166
12	SAMS	4th Sem	F	26	76	81	157
13	SAMS	4th Sem	F	23	79	78	157
14	SAMS	4th Sem	F	25	72	90	162
15	SAMS	2nd Sem	F	25	73	73	146
16	SAMS	2nd Year	M	23	69	86	155
17	SCS	2nd Year	M	29	76	88	164
18	SCS	4th Sem	F	23	73	81	154
19	SCS	4th Sem	M	24	78	100	178
20	SCS	2nd Sem	M	21	65	83	148
21	SCS	2nd Year	M	23	69	86	155
22	SCS	2nd Year	M	23	63	88	151
23	SCS	2nd Year	M	29	76	88	164
24	SCS	4th Sem	F	23	73	81	154
25	SCS	4th Sem	M	24	78	100	178
26	SCS	2nd Sem	M	24	69	63	132
27	SCS	4th Sem	M	23	63	73	136
28	SCS	2nd Sem	M	24	78	81	159
29	SCS	2nd Year	F	23	63	88	151
30	SCS	2nd Year	F	29	76	88	164
31	SCS	2nd Sem	F	25	77	75	152
32	SCS	2nd Sem	F	21	66	89	155
33	SESD	2nd Sem	F	21	69	87	156
34	SESD	2nd Sem	M	21	77	86	163
35	SESD	1st Year	M	21	81	85	166
36	SESD	2nd Sem	F	23	74	80	154
37	SESD	2nd Sem	M	25	77	75	152
38	SESD	2nd Sem	M	21	66	89	155
39	SESD	2nd Sem	F	24	82	87	169
40	SESD	2nd Sem	F	21	69	87	156
41	SESD	2nd Sem	M	21	77	86	163
42	SESD	2nd Sem	F	28	65	87	152
43	SESD	1st Year	M	21	81	85	166
44	SESD	2nd Sem	F	23	74	80	154
45	SESD	2nd Sem	M	25	77	75	152
46	SESD	2nd Sem	M	21	66	89	155
47	SESD	2nd Sem	F	24	82	87	169
48	SESD	2nd Sem	F	28	65	87	152
49	SLS	4th Sem	F	24	85	82	167
50	SLS	2nd Sem	F	20	71	77	148
51	SLS	1st Year	F	22	81	81	162
52	SLS	4th Sem	M	24	85	82	167
53	SLS	2nd Sem	F	20	71	77	148
54	SLS	1st Year	F	22	81	81	162
55	SLS	4th Sem	F	25	75	85	160
56	SLS	4th Sem	M	21	75	85	160
57	SLS	2nd Sem	F	24	78	91	169
58	SLS	2nd Sem	F	23	81	94	175
59	SLS	2nd Sem	M	25	78	88	166
60	SLS	2nd Sem	F	24	77	97	174
61	SLS	4th Sem	M	26	61	76	137
62	SLS	2nd Sem	M	28	78	90	168
63	SLS	2nd Sem	M	25	71	101	172
64	SLS	2nd Sem	M	24	82	87	169
65	SNS	4th Sem	M	23	78	88	166
66	SNS	4th Sem	F	23	75	79	154
67	SNS	2nd Year	M	22	73	70	143
68	SNS	1st Year	F	21	86	81	167
69	SNS	2nd Year	F	23	85	82	167
70	SNS	2nd Sem	M	21	65	83	148
71	SNS	2nd Year	M	23	69	86	155
72	SNS	2nd Year	M	23	63	88	151
73	SNS	2nd Sem	M	24	69	63	132
74	SNS	4th Sem	M	23	63	73	136
75	SNS	4th Sem	M	23	78	88	166
76	SNS	4th Sem	F	23	75	79	154
77	SNS	2nd Year	M	22	73	70	143
78	SNS	1st Year	F	21	86	81	167
79	SNS	2nd Year	F	23	85	82	167
80	SNS	2nd Sem	F	24	69	63	132
81	SOE	4th Sem	F	25	75	85	160
82	SOE	2nd Sem	F	23	81	94	175
83	SOE	2nd Sem	M	25	78	88	166
84	SOE	2nd Sem	F	24	77	97	174
85	SOE	4th Sem	F	26	61	76	137
86	SOE	2nd Sem	F	28	78	90	168
87	SOE	2nd Sem	M	25	71	101	172
88	SOE	2nd Sem	F	23	67	84	151
89	SOE	2nd Sem	M	29	79	92	171
90	SOE	4th Sem	M	26	69	94	163
91	SOE	4th Sem	F	33	72	75	147
92	SOE	4th Sem	F	24	75	91	166
93	SOE	4th Sem	F	26	76	81	157
94	SOE	4th Sem	F	23	79	78	157
95	SOE	4th Sem	F	25	72	90	162
96	SOE	4th Sem	M	21	75	85	160
97	SOE	2nd Sem	M	24	78	91	169
98	SOE	2nd Sem	M	26	66	86	152
99	SOE	2nd Sem	M	24	60	89	149
100	SOE	4th Sem	M	23	63	73	136

Correlation between Scientific Attitude and Aesthetics among Male and Female Students of Central University of Gujarat_

Correlation	Scientific Attitude (Male)	Scientific Attitude (Female)	Aesthetics (Male)	Aesthetics (Female)
Scientific Attitude (Male)	1
Scientific Attitude (Female)	0.099	1
Aesthetics (Male)	0.194	−0.173	1
Aesthetics (Female)	0.030	0.118	−0.151	1

Details of the sample collected from the School of CUG 2022–2023_

S. No	Name of school	Boys	Girls	Total
1	SAMS	5	11	16
2	SCS	10	6	16
3	SESD	8	8	16
4	SLS	3	13	16
5	SNS	9	7	16
6	SOE	6	14	20

The t-test of scientific attitude in male and female postgraduate students of Central University of Gujarat_

Parameters	Scientific Attitude (Male)	Scientific Attitude (Female)
Mean	72.333	74.519
Variance	45.121	37.470
Observations	48	52
Pooled Variance	41.139
Hypothesized Mean Difference	0
Df	98
t Stat	−1.703
P(T ≤ t) one-tail	0.046
t Critical one-tail	1.661
P(T ≤ t) two-tail	0.092
t Critical two-tail	1.984

The t-test of aesthetics in male and female postgraduate students of Central University of Gujarat_

Parameters	Aesthetics (Male)	Aesthetics (Female)
Mean	84.979	83.077
Variance	76.787	45.484
Observations	48	52
Pooled Variance	60.497
Hypothesized Mean Difference	0
Df	98
t Stat	1.222
P(T ≤ t) one-tail	0.112
t Critical one-tail	1.661
P(T ≤ t) two-tail	0.225
t Critical two-tail	1.984