Table 1

Multivariant Test using Hotelling’s T2- Gender Differences

Value

F

Hypothesis. df

Error df

p=

1.computers d/e

.841

2.310

4

49

.071

2. frequency of use

.884

1.603

4

49

.188

3. e-mail use

.871

1.163

6

47

.342

4. importance to c/w

.978

.578

2

51

.564

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Figure 1

Components of ALN

(Bourne, 1998)

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Figure 2

Significance of effect sizeas research questions move from

concrete to abstract uses of computers.

0.20

0.15

0.10

0.05

0.00

H1

H2

H3

H4

moving from Concrete to Abstract uses of computers

Effect Size

H1, H2, H3, H4 = Research Hypotheses

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