Methods of Smoothing Double-Entry Expectancy Tables Applied to the Prediction of Success in College.

Kolen, Michael J.; Whitney, Douglas R.

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ERIC Number: EJ191642

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Publication Date: 1978

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Methods of Smoothing Double-Entry Expectancy Tables Applied to the Prediction of Success in College.

Kolen, Michael J.; Whitney, Douglas R.

Journal of Educational Measurement, v15 n3 p201-11 Fall 1978, 78

Nine methods of smoothing double-entry expectancy tables (tables that relate two predictor variables to probability of attaining success on a criterion) were compared using data for entering students at 85 colleges and universities. The smoothed tables were more accurate than those based on observed relative frequencies. (Author/CTM)

Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Expectancy Tables, Grade Prediction, High Schools, Higher Education, Predictive Measurement, Predictive Validity, Statistical Analysis

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Language: English

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