Validation of the Gradient Cohort Survival Method for Making Student Enrollment Projections.

McKnight, John H.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ455227

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Publication Date: 1992

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Validation of the Gradient Cohort Survival Method for Making Student Enrollment Projections.

McKnight, John H.; And Others

Journal of Research in Education, v2 n1 p38-44 Spr 1992

Refines the cohort survival method for projecting student enrollment. Tests its effectiveness with 30 Maine school districts. The refinement empirically searches for optimal values of number of years of history to use in averaging, weights to place on the ratios, and linear versus exponential distribution of weights across ratios. (SLD)

Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Projections, Enrollment Trends, Evaluation Methods, Public Schools, Ratios (Mathematics), Research Methodology, School Districts, Statistical Distributions, Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Maine

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