Given these preliminary considerations, alternative approaches, and cautionary notes, we present the mean scores and variances in a hierarchical manner. We turn first to the mean scores for the first survey, listing the means from highest to lowest:
How much do you regard this as progress or improvement? (mean = 4.37)
How much have you changed (mean = 4.01)
How much have you succeeded in overcoming any past limitations in your coaching skills and knowledge? (mean = 3.88)
How much have you realized your potential as a coach? (mean = 3.83)
How much do you regard this as a decline or impairment? (mean = 0.24)
We now list the means in order of magnitude for this question from the second survey:
How much do you regard this as progress or improvement? (mean = 4.46)
How much have you changed (mean = 4.10)
How much have you succeeded in overcoming any past limitations in your coaching skills and knowledge? (mean = 3.90)
How much have you realized your potential as a coach? (mean = 3.71)
How much do you regard this as a decline or impairment? (mean = 0.07)
The variance scores for the items on question one will provide us with some idea about the level of agreement among the respondents to both surveys. We begin with the variance scores for the first survey from highest (least agreement) to lowest (most agreement):
How much have you realized your potential as a coach? (variance = 1.07)
How much have you changed (variance = 0.90)
How much do you regard this as progress or improvement? (variance = 0.83)
How much have you succeeded in overcoming any past limitations in your coaching skills and knowledge? (variance = 0.80)
How much do you regard this as a decline or impairment? (variance = 0.43)
