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Predicting Language Difficulties in Middle Childhood from Early Developmental Milestones: A Comparison of Traditional Regression and Machine Learning Techniques
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Armstrong, Rebecca; Symons, Martyn; Scott, James G.; Arnott, Wendy L.; Copland, David A.; McMahon, Katie L.; Whitehouse, Andrew J. O. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2018
Purpose: The current study aimed to compare traditional logistic regression models with machine learning algorithms to investigate the predictive ability of (a) communication performance at 3 years old on language outcomes at 10 years old and (b) broader developmental skills (motor, social, and adaptive) at 3 years old on language outcomes at 10…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Regression (Statistics), Language Tests, Predictive Validity
VET Program Completion Rates: An Evaluation of the Current Method. Occasional Paper
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National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2016
This work asks one simple question: "how reliable is the method used by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) to estimate projected rates of VET program completion?" In other words, how well do early projections align with actual completion rates some years later? Completion rates are simple to calculate with a…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Graduation Rate, Predictive Measurement, Predictive Validity
The Short- to Medium-Term Predictive Accuracy of Static and Dynamic Risk Assessment Measures in a Secure Forensic Hospital
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Chu, Chi Meng; Thomas, Stuart D. M.; Ogloff, James R. P.; Daffern, Michael – Assessment, 2013
Although violence risk assessment knowledge and practice has advanced over the past few decades, it remains practically difficult to decide which measures clinicians should use to assess and make decisions about the violence potential of individuals on an ongoing basis, particularly in the short to medium term. Within this context, this study…
Descriptors: Violence, Risk Assessment, Accuracy, Comparative Analysis