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Understanding the Uncertainty of an Effectiveness-Cost Ratio in Educational Resource Allocation: A Bayesian Approach
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Pan, Yilin – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
Given the necessity to bridge the gap between what happened and what is likely to happen, this paper aims to explore how to apply Bayesian inference to cost-effectiveness analysis so as to capture the uncertainty of a ratio-type efficiency measure. The first part of the paper summarizes the characteristics of the evaluation data that are commonly…
Descriptors: Resource Allocation, Cost Effectiveness, Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Analysis
How Close Is Close Enough? Evaluating Propensity Score Matching Using Data from a Class Size Reduction Experiment
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Wilde, Elizabeth Ty; Hollister, Robinson – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2007
In recent years, propensity score matching (PSM) has gained attention as a potential method for estimating the impact of public policy programs in the absence of experimental evaluations. In this study, we evaluate the usefulness of PSM for estimating the impact of a program change in an educational context (Tennessee's Student Teacher Achievement…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Achievement Tests, Scores, Class Size
Using Data Envelopment Analysis to Improve Estimates of Higher Education Institution's Per-Student Education Costs
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Salerno, Carlo – Education Economics, 2006
This paper puts forth a data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach to estimating higher education institutions' per-student education costs (PSCs) in an effort to redress a number of methodological problems endemic to such estimations, particularly the allocation of shared expenditures between education and other institutional activities. An example…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Data Analysis, Costs, Colleges
Calculating Unit Costs in Francophone Universities.
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Bottomley, Anthony; Cook, Rupert – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1979
A series of studies in cost effectiveness at Francophonic universities were conducted. The objectives of these studies are identified and the methodology is examined and compared with work done in Britain, U.S.A., and Canada. Cost comparisions are offered between French universities and Bradford University. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), College Administration, Comparative Analysis
A Comparative Analysis of the Existing Budget Formulas Used for Justifying Budget Requests or Allocating Funds for the Operating Expenses of State-Supported Colleges and Universities. A Dissertation Summary. Office of Institutional Research Bulletin, Volume XIV, Number 9, December 1973.
Gross, Francis M. – 1973
The purposes of the study were to (1) identify formulas currently used for justifying budget requests or allocating funds for operating expenses of state-supported colleges and universities; (2) provide a comparative analysis of each formula with respect to the functional budget areas recognized, the base and formula factors used, methods of…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Comparative Analysis, Computation, Doctoral Dissertations
Formulas for Funding Public Higher Education. Anthological Excerpts from the Literature.
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Hashway, Robert M.; Cain, Karen Sue – 1992
This publication presents excerpts from a literature review on the process of budgeting and assessing financial need requirements for public colleges and universities. Excerpts highlight funding formula approaches used by some states and higher education institutions, linking funding with educational quality, funding formula development and…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Comparative Analysis, Computation, Cost Estimates