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ERIC Number: EJ247402
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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Applied Statistical Misuse in Educational Research: An Admissions Criteria Example.
Glisson, Charles A.; Hudson, Walter W.
Journal of Education for Social Work, v17 n2 p35-44 Spr 1981
A recent article by William R. Dunlap on admissions criteria is presented to illustrate applied statistical misuse. It is the basis for discussion of severe methodological problems including range truncation, dummy coding, identifying race and sex bias, measuring professional potential, and generalization of findings. The author's response is appended. (MSE)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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