cannot reject the hypothesis that the im-
portance variable is independent from
the frequency variable.
Awareness Programs Sponsored and
Conducted by Greek Council/System
(119 respondents)
Eating Disorder Academic Courses,
for Credit, Offered in Psychology,
Public Health or Women’s Studies
(117 respondents)
• Of the 35.3% who said their school has
Greek–sponsored programs about eating
disorders once per year/semester , 95.3%
stated it is important (78.6% said very/ex-
tremely important, 16.7% said somewhat
important), and of those who offer such
programs monthly/weekly/daily, 100%
stated it is very/extremely important.
• For those who didn’t know if programs
are offered (30.3%), 77.8% believe it is
important (63.9% said very/extremely
important, 13.9% said somewhat impor-
• Overall, 82.9% of respondents say that
academic courses about eating disorders
are important, yet only 22% said their
school offers such courses. Of those who
offer a course monthly/weekly/daily,
100% said it is important (80% said very/
extremely important, 20% said some-
what important).
• The p–value of .478 indicates that we
cannot reject the hypothesis that the
importance variable is independent from
the frequency variable.
tant). • The p–value of .001 indicates that we
can reject the hypothesis that the im-
portance variable is independent from
the frequency variable.
Faculty–led Research on Eating
Disorders (114 respondents)
Athletic Department Eating Disorder
Screening and Referral Programs
• 41% of respondents said they don’t know
if their school is undertaking any fac-
ulty–led research on eating disorders,
but 74% of those respondents believe
eating disorder research at their school
is important.
• Only 39% said their campus offers
such research opportunities, but 93.1%
believe it is important (79.3% said very/
extremely important, 13.8% said some-
what important).
• The p–value of .015 indicates that we
can reject the hypothesis that the im-
portance variable is independent from
the frequency variable.
• Overall 91.6% of respondents stated
screening and referral programs by the
athletic department is very/extremely
(70.6%) or somewhat (21%) important,
yet only 26% stated their school offers
such screenings/referrals once per year/
semester (15 people) or monthly/weekly/
daily (16 people).
• Of those who do offer screening and
referrals through the athletic depart-
ment, 100% believe it is very/extremely
or somewhat important.
• The p–value of .128 indicates that we
cannot reject the hypothesis that the
importance variable is independent from
the frequency variable.
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