Retention or Attrition Models.

Guttman, Irwin; Olkin, Ingram

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ERIC Number: EJ396086

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1989

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Retention or Attrition Models.

Guttman, Irwin; Olkin, Ingram

Journal of Educational Statistics, v14 n1 p1-20 Spr 1989

A model for student retention and attrition is presented. Focus is on alternative models for the "dampening" in attrition rates as educational programs progress. Maximum likelihood estimates for the underlying parameters in each model and a Bayesian analysis are provided. (TJH)

Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Grade Repetition, Mathematical Formulas, Mathematical Models, Maximum Likelihood Statistics, School Holding Power, Student Attrition

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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