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Download full textFinch, Harold L. – 1977
This paper discusses two approaches that are well adapted to school district enrollment forecasting and related planning studies. The author focuses in turn on two enrollment forecasting methods--the Analytical Simulation Approach, and the Modified Cohort Survival Approach. After briefly describing each forecasting method, he presents a short case…
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Enrollment Trends
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Boulder, CO. – 1992
In 1979, the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) began its high school graduates by state projections. The three editions issued since that time have been widely used. This report provides an analysis of the accuracy of the WICHE's projections and an examination of the cohort survival method used to generate the projections.…
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Educational Trends, Enrollment Projections
