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Peer reviewedBartlett, Albert A. – Physics Teacher, 1993
Discusses the probability of seeing a tire explode or disintegrate while traveling down the highway. Suggests that a person observing 10 hours a day would see a failure on the average of once every 300 years. (MVL)
Descriptors: Estimation (Mathematics), Higher Education, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Concepts
Peer reviewedDagenais, Denyse L. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1984
After a review of the disadvantages of linear models for estimating the probability of academic success from previous school records and admission test results, the use of a probit model is proposed. The model is illustrated with admissions data from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales in Montreal. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Admission (School), Admission Criteria, Dropout Rate, Estimation (Mathematics)
