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A Case for Transforming the Criterion of a Predictive Validity Study
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Patterson, Brian F.; Kobrin, Jennifer L. – College Board, 2011
This study presents a case for applying a transformation (Box and Cox, 1964) of the criterion used in predictive validity studies. The goals of the transformation were to better meet the assumptions of the linear regression model and to reduce the residual variance of fitted (i.e., predicted) values. Using data for the 2008 cohort of first-time,…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Evaluation Criteria, Regression (Statistics), College Freshmen