Hungarian university students’ perceptions of plagiarism

Table 7 Significant differences between participants who find it important to meet their teachers’ expectations

Scales	Yes (n = 441)		No (n = 166)		t	df	p	d
Scales	M	SD	M	SD	t	df	p	d
1. Factors that exacerbate plagiarism	2.77	0.73	2.88	0.84	1.56	605	0.119	0.14
2. Justification for plagiarism	3.55	0.69	3.66	0.70	1.66	605	0.098	0.15
3. Severity and penalty	3.26	0.63	3.29	0.63	0.49	605	0.620	0.04

t = t-statistic; df = degree of freedom; p = level of statistical significance; d = effect size
*p < .05 level of statistical significance

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