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Multiple Regression Prediction Models in the Behavioral Sciences: Prediction of Federal Aid Allocations to Local School Districts.

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Gustafson, Richard A. – 1971

Twenty-nine community characteristics were studied to determine which were statistically most useful as predictors of per-pupil Federal aid to the 169 school districts of Connecticut. Three regression models were developed using community traits as predictors of Federal aid allocations. Cross-validation of regression models to predict future…

Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Federal Aid, Models, Multiple Regression Analysis

Identification of Neighborhood Type and Its Utility in Prediction of Achievement.

Meyer, Jeanie Keeny; Levine, Daniel U. – 1977

Just as urban ecologists have shown that social behavior such as delinquency is related to spatial patterns, educational achievement should logically be related to socio-spatial patterns. Accordingly, the hypothesis of the present study is that school neighborhoods can be ecologically grouped so as to enhance the prediction of achievement. The…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cluster Analysis, Community Characteristics, Ecology