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Farmer, Jim – Australian Senior Mathematics Journal, 2010
In Volume 23(2) of the "Australian Senior Mathematics Journal," Boncek and Harden present an exercise in fitting a Markov chain model to rainfall data for Darwin Airport (Boncek & Harden, 2009). Days are subdivided into those with precipitation and precipitation-free days. The author abbreviates these labels to wet days and dry days.…
Descriptors: Markov Processes, Probability, Secondary School Curriculum, Mathematics Curriculum
Mark, Kevin; Karmel, Tom – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
This paper estimates vocational education and training (VET) course-completion rates, in order to fill a gap in performance measures for the VET sector. The technique the authors use is to track all VET course enrolments within a three-year window, centred on the year of interest. Then, using an absorbing Markov chain model for a VET course…
Descriptors: Markov Processes, Qualifications, Vocational Education, Models
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Shah, Chandra; Burke, Gerald – Higher Education, 1999
A Markov chain is used to model the movement of undergraduates through the higher education system in Australia. Given the student's age on commencing a course of study, the model provides estimates of the probability of course completion, mean time for completion, and mean time spent in the higher education system. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Age, College Students, Enrollment Management