Understanding postgraduate students’ perceptions of plagiarism: a case study of Vietnamese and local students in New Zealand

Table 4 T-test comparison of Master’s and PhD students

	Level of study	n	M	SD	t	df	p
1. Perceived seriousness of plagiarism	Master	95	−.1243	1.58200	− 2.276	193	.024*
1. Perceived seriousness of plagiarism	PhD	100	.4176	1.73431
2. Personal factors	Master	95	−.0598	1.97946	−.050	193	.960
2. Personal factors	PhD	100	−.0461	1.89263
3. Academic factors	Master	95	.0930	1.46130	1.029	193	.305
3. Academic factors	PhD	100	−.1257	1.50354
4. Assessment factors	Master	95	−.3876	2.17117	−2.554	193	.011*
4. Assessment factors	PhD	100	.4326	2.30554
5. Negative attitudes towards plagiarism	Master	95	.0613	1.56009	.175	193	.862
5. Negative attitudes towards plagiarism	PhD	100	.0219	1.58960

Note: M Mean, SD Standard Deviation, *Significant at .05 level, **Significant at .01 level

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