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Using Instrumental Variables to Account for Selection Effects in Research on First-Year Programs
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Pike, Gary R.; Hansen, Michele J.; Lin, Ching-Hui – Research in Higher Education, 2011
The widespread popularity of programs for first-year students is due, in large part, to studies showing that participation in first-year programs is significantly related to students' academic success. Because students choose to participate in first-year programs, self-selection effects prevent researchers from making causal claims about the…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Research Universities, Grade Point Average, Educational Experience
Using Weighting Adjustments to Compensate for Survey Nonresponse
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Pike, Gary R. – Research in Higher Education, 2008
Weighting adjustments are used in some studies to compensate for biased estimators produced by survey nonresponse. Using data from the 2004 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and the NSSE poststratification weighting algorithm, this study found that weighting adjustments were needed for some, but not all institutions. Unfortunately, no…
Descriptors: Weighted Scores, National Surveys, Higher Education, Colleges