Figure 8. Mean accuracy of response for the the blank filling data - all groups 4.2.1.4 Summary of the Results for Hypothesis 1
The results from the analyses of the three sets of data, the free
production essay data and the elicited production translation and blank filling
data, support Hypothesis 1 by providing evidence that there are differences
between groups in the production and knowledge of collocations, assessed in
this study both in terms of ability to use collocations in the essays, and in terms
of accuracy of response to questions elicing collocations in the translation and
blank filling tests. Hypothesis 1, however, is only partially supported since
there was limited evidence in the data analysis to support the existence of
accuracy orders in the use and knowledge of collocations across groups. The
implicational scales for the essay and blank filling data, though proven to be
valid according to the coefficient of reproducibility, were found to be only
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marginally scalable. The implicational scaling for the translation data
approached statistical significance and revealed a valid accuracy order.
