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Peer reviewedTracey, Terrence J.; Sedlacek, William E. – College and University, 1984
A study of the effectiveness of ridge regression over ordinary least squares regression as applied to both cognitive and noncognitive admissions data is reported. Separate race equations and a general equation were used. The analysis used did not improve on existing regression analyses. (MSE)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Download full textSedlacek, William E. – 1978
The research evidence for selecting students in higher education with and without regard to race and sex is examined to assist admissions officers in light of the 1978 Bakke decision, which seems to give schools the option to use race in admissions decisions. Three clusters of studies supporting the consideration of race-sex subgroups in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Black Students, College Admission
