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1976 – A 20-year study by a BYU Sociology professor is published, showing that 10% of BYU men and 2% of BYU women indicated having had a "homosexual experience." [ 2 ] : 442–443 In 1950, 1961, and 1972 Wilford E. Smith conducted a survey of thousands of Mormon students at several universities including many from the BYU sociology department ...
The mean and the standard deviation of a set of data are descriptive statistics usually reported together. In a certain sense, the standard deviation is a "natural" measure of statistical dispersion if the center of the data is measured about the mean. This is because the standard deviation from the mean is smaller than from any other point.
2009 – A BYU website on LDS FAQ continued to cite a 1986 study stating that through the gospel of Jesus Christ and reparative therapy that homosexual people can "overcome" their sexual orientation through self-mastery by choosing proper role models, developing appropriate relationship skills, clarifying the importance of sexuality, and ...
A study at the church's largest university, Brigham Young University (BYU), concluded that due to the explicit discouragement of social and surgical transitioning, it is difficult for trans people to feel seen, valid, or safe even if they want to attend meetings and adhere to church teachings.
In the same study, 57% of students at BYU reportedly felt they dated "not often enough". [14] In 2005, 22% of the student population was married. [12] In 2005, 51% of BYU's graduating class were married. [15] In the same year, only 3% of Yale's graduating class were married. [15] And as a national average, 11% of the college class of 2005 were ...
BYU Studies is a multidisciplinary academic journal covering a broad array of topics related to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon studies). It is published by the church-owned Brigham Young University .
Bias in standard deviation for autocorrelated data. The figure shows the ratio of the estimated standard deviation to its known value (which can be calculated analytically for this digital filter), for several settings of α as a function of sample size n. Changing α alters the variance reduction ratio of the filter, which is known to be
The center also manages BYU’s study abroad programs. [3] As of August 2021, the director for the center was V. Stanley Benfell [4] following Renata Forste's appointment as BYU International Vice President. [5]