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Gardner, Don E. – 1980
The merits of double exponential smoothing are discussed relative to other types of pattern-based enrollment forecasting methods. The difficulties associated with selecting an appropriate weight factor are discussed, and their potential effects on prediction results are illustrated. Two methods for objectively selecting the "best" weight…
Descriptors: College Students, Enrollment Projections, Enrollment Trends, Higher Education
Peer reviewedPalmieri, Anthony, III – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1979
A response to a previous article on predicting academic success of transfer students at the School of Pharmacy, University of Wyoming, is presented. Posits that a multivariate predictor of a student's final grade point average would be a successful predictor tool. Presents an evaluation of those predictor equations. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Transfer Students, Grade Point Average
Download full textSawyer, Richard; Maxey, E. James – 1979
The validity of prediction equations based on American College Testing (ACT) Program test scores and high school grades is investigated. Presented are separate results for prediction equations based on ACT scores only, on high school grades only, and on both kinds of prediction jointly. Also included is a discussion of the relationship between…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen
