A Study Comparing Grade Point Averages Of Athletes And Non Athletes At Chadron High School Chadron Nebraska From 1966 1969

This study was completed to analyze the grade point average of students who participate in athletics compared to the students who do not. The statistics for this research were from a suburban school district's 2015 graduating class of 393 students. Microsoft Excel and A Statistical Program (ASP) were used to analyze the data provided from Power School. A t-test was used to challenge the null hypothesis. The results showed that student athletes (3.28) have a significantly higher GPA in comparison to non-student athletes (2.98).

The purpose of this study was to analyze the grade point average of student athletes versus that of non-student athletes. The research conducted produced answers to the following questions. "Do student athletes have a higher GPA than non-athletes?", "Is there a significant difference in the grades of athletes and non-athletes?", and "What effects do athletics have on student's grades?" Statistics for this research product were provided by a Midwest suburban school district. Microsoft Excel and A Statistical Program (ASP) software were used to analyze the provided data. A t-test was used to challenge the null hypothesis. Findings from the study indicated that there was a significant difference in the GPA of athletes vs. non-athletes. The group of athletes was determined to have a higher GPA, averaging 3.25. The non-athletes averaged a GPA of 3.01, significantly lower than the athletes.

"The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a difference in the academic performance of high school senior athletes and non-athletes. Four Michigan schools participated in the study. Quantitative data were gathered on 349 students in grade 12 from the four schools for the 2000-01 school year. The grade point averages of the athletes and non-athletes were compared. The results of this study led to the conclusion that the High School Seniors who participated in interscholastic athletics in the four Michigan schools surveyed in this study outperformed their non-athlete counterparts when comparing mean GPA scores. This finding was consistent with the related literature on other studies when mean GPA was compared."--Abstract.