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Who is willing to pay for science? On the relationship between public perception of science and the attitude to public funding of science.
Carolina MorenoAna MuñozJosé Luis Lujánsubject
Multivariate statisticsFinancing GovernmentMultivariate analysismedia_common.quotation_subjectBivariate analysisPublic opinionArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)PerceptionDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyHumansMass MediaMass mediamedia_commonGovernmentbusiness.industrySocial perceptionCommunicationResearchPublic relationsCiència Aspectes socialsKnowledgeAttitudeSocioeconomic FactorsPublic OpinionPerceptionbusinessPsychologydescription
This article examines the relationship between the general public's understanding of science and the attitude towards public funding of scientific research. It applies a multivariate and discriminant analysis (Wilks' Lambda), in addition to a more commonly used bivariate analysis (Cramer's V), to data compiled from the Third National Survey on the Social Perception of Science and Technology in Spain (FECYT, 2006). The general conclusion is that the multivariate analysis produces information complementary to the bivariate analysis, and that the variables commonly applied in public perception studies have limited predictive value with respect to the attitude towards public funding of scientific research. Keywords: public attitude to science, public funding of science, public perception of science
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-01 | Public understanding of science (Bristol, England) |