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Peer reviewedGivner, Nathaniel; Hynes, Kevin – College and University, 1979
The problem associated with validating an admissions test when such validation is based solely on the scores of the accepted, and therefore, restricted, group of applicants is demonstrated. A correction formula that estimates the correlation between admission test scores and a subsequent measure of performance for the entire group of applicants is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Applicants
Coughlin, Mary Ann; Pagano, Marian – 1997
This monograph covers the theory, application, and interpretation of both descriptive and inferential statistical techniques in institutional research. Each chapter opens with a hypothetical case study, which is used to illustrate the application of one or more statistical procedures to typical research questions. Chapter 2 covers the comparison…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Analysis of Variance, Chi Square, Correlation
