tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36131345.post8489933663263297374..comments2023-10-07T04:42:54.156-04:00Comments on Logue Library - Chestnut Hill College: Shorter Weekend Means Less DrinkingLogue Librarianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08928062675438966551noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36131345.post-50432045104782582832007-10-04T11:07:00.000-04:002007-10-04T11:07:00.000-04:00I just read the report of the study mentioned in t...I just read the report of the study mentioned in the Columbia Tribune article. It is on reserve here under ENG101. Ok, skimmed, not read. Even though I did ok in statistics, when you tell me “estimation of a fully crossed model was not possible …” and get into “adjusted least square means” (Wood, Sher and Rutledge, p 1201) I am happy to rely on peer review to evaluate their methods. I just want to know what they looked at and what they found out. <BR/><BR/>This was a huge study – over 3000 participants. That seems really good. Don’t interview five people and tell me “everyone thinks…”. The students were all from one university. Is life the same at Philadelphia colleges as “a large Midwestern University”? They were all first-year students. Any first year students here who look at the article want to let us know if they think Philly people are the same? Do these findings match your experience?<BR/><BR/>This study found that men drink more than women; fraternity and sorority members drink more than others; Thursday is the heaviest drinking night. Students with a Friday morning class did not drink as much on Thursday and this carried over across the weekend, especially for men. The Friday class affected Thursday drinking even for people who drank a lot in high school and/or drank more during semesters when they only had Mon- Thur classes. Oh, in their conclusions they note that most people are reluctant to take early Friday morning classes. Now that I would believe without surveying 3000+ people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com