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Rapp, Kelly E. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The use of categorical dependent variables with the classical linear regression model (CLRM) violates many of the model's assumptions and may result in biased estimates (Long, 1997; O'Connell, Goldstein, Rogers, & Peng, 2008). Many dependent variables of interest to educational researchers (e.g., professorial rank, educational attainment) are…
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), College Choice, High School Seniors, Statistical Analysis
Easton, John Q.; Ponisciak, Stephen; Luppescu, Stuart – Consortium on Chicago School Research, 2008
This research report points to a "major misalignment" between the standards set by the state ISAT tests in elementary school and the college-readiness standards expected of all juniors in Illinois high schools as measured by the ACT, which is part of the state's PSAE exams. CCSR authors John Easton, Stephen Ponisciak and Stuart Luppescu…
Descriptors: High Schools, Public Schools, State Universities, Grade 11