Table 1 GIS competencies (values from...

Table 1

GIS competencies (values from column never to frequently represent frequency count while the rest represents quantification of categories never = 1, rarely = 2, sometimes = 3 and frequently = 4)

Competency	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Frequently	Mean	Standard deviation	Sample variance	Sum
Topology	4	2	23	78	3.64	0.71	0.5	389
Cartography	3	8	20	76	3.58	0.75	0.57	383
Geospatial Data Processing Tools	3	6	22	75	3.59	0.73	0.53	381
Geospatial Technologies	3	5	31	68	3.53	0.72	0.52	378
Communication	3	5	29	69	3.55	0.72	0.52	376
Conflict Management	4	7	26	69	3.51	0.78	0.61	372
Self-Knowledge/Self-Management	3	6	32	65	3.5	0.73	0.54	371
Relationship Building Skills	6	6	28	66	3.45	0.84	0.71	366
GIS Theory and Applications	4	10	28	64	3.43	0.82	0.67	364
Spatial Information Processing	6	9	28	64	3.4	0.87	0.75	364
Creative Thinking	5	6	30	64	3.46	0.81	0.65	363
Photogrammetry	7	8	29	63	3.38	0.89	0.79	362
Feedback Skills	6	6	32	62	3.42	0.84	0.7	362
Systems Thinking	5	9	27	64	3.43	0.84	0.71	360
Problem Solving Skills	6	7	30	62	3.41	0.85	0.72	358
Leadership Skills	6	9	27	63	3.4	0.87	0.76	357
Questioning	6	8	29	62	3.4	0.86	0.74	357
Knowledge Management	5	6	27	64	3.47	0.82	0.67	354
Group Process Understanding	8	6	26	64	3.4	0.91	0.83	354
Ability to see the “Big Picture”	7	9	32	58	3.33	0.89	0.79	353
Coaching	8	6	31	60	3.36	0.9	0.81	353
Technical Writing	5	11	39	52	3.29	0.84	0.7	352
Model Building Skills	6	7	33	58	3.38	0.85	0.72	351
Research Skills	5	10	34	56	3.34	0.84	0.71	351
Technological Literacy	4	16	35	52	3.26	0.85	0.72	349
Remote Sensing	6	19	32	50	3.18	0.92	0.85	340
Change Management	13	9	31	53	3.17	1.03	1.06	336
Environmental Applications	7	17	41	41	3.09	0.9	0.81	328
Visioning	13	10	35	47	3.1	1.02	1.04	326
Geology Applications	13	17	35	41	2.98	1.02	1.05	316
Performance Evaluation	14	16	33	42	2.98	1.05	1.1	313
Industry Understanding	12	17	37	38	2.97	1	1	309
Legal Understanding	15	16	35	39	2.93	1.05	1.1	308
Business Understanding	12	19	39	35	2.92	0.99	0.97	307
Buy-in/Advocacy	14	17	33	40	2.95	1.05	1.09	307
Ethics Modeling	15	14	36	38	2.94	1.05	1.09	303
Computer Programming	15	22	33	36	2.85	1.05	1.1	302
Organization Understanding	13	21	41	30	2.84	0.98	0.96	298
Cost Benefit Analysis/ROI	17	20	36	33	2.8	1.05	1.11	297

Competency	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Frequently	Mean	Standard deviation	Sample variance	Sum
Topology	4	2	23	78	3.64	0.71	0.5	389
Cartography	3	8	20	76	3.58	0.75	0.57	383
Geospatial Data Processing Tools	3	6	22	75	3.59	0.73	0.53	381
Geospatial Technologies	3	5	31	68	3.53	0.72	0.52	378
Communication	3	5	29	69	3.55	0.72	0.52	376
Conflict Management	4	7	26	69	3.51	0.78	0.61	372
Self-Knowledge/Self-Management	3	6	32	65	3.5	0.73	0.54	371
Relationship Building Skills	6	6	28	66	3.45	0.84	0.71	366
GIS Theory and Applications	4	10	28	64	3.43	0.82	0.67	364
Spatial Information Processing	6	9	28	64	3.4	0.87	0.75	364
Creative Thinking	5	6	30	64	3.46	0.81	0.65	363
Photogrammetry	7	8	29	63	3.38	0.89	0.79	362
Feedback Skills	6	6	32	62	3.42	0.84	0.7	362
Systems Thinking	5	9	27	64	3.43	0.84	0.71	360
Problem Solving Skills	6	7	30	62	3.41	0.85	0.72	358
Leadership Skills	6	9	27	63	3.4	0.87	0.76	357
Questioning	6	8	29	62	3.4	0.86	0.74	357
Knowledge Management	5	6	27	64	3.47	0.82	0.67	354
Group Process Understanding	8	6	26	64	3.4	0.91	0.83	354
Ability to see the “Big Picture”	7	9	32	58	3.33	0.89	0.79	353
Coaching	8	6	31	60	3.36	0.9	0.81	353
Technical Writing	5	11	39	52	3.29	0.84	0.7	352
Model Building Skills	6	7	33	58	3.38	0.85	0.72	351
Research Skills	5	10	34	56	3.34	0.84	0.71	351
Technological Literacy	4	16	35	52	3.26	0.85	0.72	349
Remote Sensing	6	19	32	50	3.18	0.92	0.85	340
Change Management	13	9	31	53	3.17	1.03	1.06	336
Environmental Applications	7	17	41	41	3.09	0.9	0.81	328
Visioning	13	10	35	47	3.1	1.02	1.04	326
Geology Applications	13	17	35	41	2.98	1.02	1.05	316
Performance Evaluation	14	16	33	42	2.98	1.05	1.1	313
Industry Understanding	12	17	37	38	2.97	1	1	309
Legal Understanding	15	16	35	39	2.93	1.05	1.1	308
Business Understanding	12	19	39	35	2.92	0.99	0.97	307
Buy-in/Advocacy	14	17	33	40	2.95	1.05	1.09	307
Ethics Modeling	15	14	36	38	2.94	1.05	1.09	303
Computer Programming	15	22	33	36	2.85	1.05	1.1	302
Organization Understanding	13	21	41	30	2.84	0.98	0.96	298
Cost Benefit Analysis/ROI	17	20	36	33	2.8	1.05	1.11	297

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