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Thompson, Bruce; And Others – 1991
Problems with using stepwise analytic methods are discussed, and better alternatives are illustrated. To make the illustrations concrete, an actual data set, involving responses of 91 medical school admissions directors to 30 variables, was used. The 30 variables involved perceptions of barriers to medical school with respect to characteristics of…
Descriptors: Admissions Officers, Data Interpretation, Effect Size, Higher Education