Table 3 Descriptive summary of the dependent, independent, and control variables (n = 719)
From: STEM doctoral students’ skill development: does funding mechanism matter?
Dependent variables | Proportion |
|---|---|
Research skills | 0.59 |
Teamwork and project management skills | 0.55 |
Peer training and mentoring skills | 0.49 |
Communication skills | 0.46 |
Independent variables | |
Primary funding type | Proportion |
Research assistantship (reference group) | 0.42 |
External fellowship | 0.16 |
Internal fellowship | 0.20 |
Teaching assistantship | 0.21 |
Low career alignment | 0.50 |
High career alignment | 0.50 |
Control variables | Proportion |
Student demographics | |
Man (reference group) | 0.55 |
Woman | 0.45 |
White (reference group) | 0.57 |
Asian | 0.31 |
Black | 0.03 |
Hispanic | 0.09 |
US citizen (reference group) | 0.67 |
Non-US citizen | 0.33 |
Discipline | |
Engineering (reference group) | 0.61 |
Biological sciences | 0.12 |
Math | 0.08 |
Physical sciences | 0.19 |
Research group participation | |
Yes | 0.90 |
No | 0.08 |
Unsure | 0.02 |
Institution type | |
Public (reference group) | 0.86 |
Private | 0.14 |
Split funding | |
No (reference group) | 0.85 |
Yes | 0.15 |
Year in doctoral program | |
Year 1 (reference group) | 0.20 |
Year 2 | 0.22 |
Year 3 | 0.24 |
Year 4 | 0.18 |
Year 5 | 0.12 |
Year 6 | 0.03 |
Year 7 or more | 0.02 |