Using the EM Algorithm to Predict First Year University Performance.

Smyth, G. K.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1990

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Using the EM Algorithm to Predict First Year University Performance.

Smyth, G. K.; And Others

Australian Journal of Education, v34 n2 p204-24 Aug 1990

A method for predicting freshman performance based on high school grades allows calculation of any student's likely grades in a similar university course. The method is contrasted with several more traditional predictive methods and examined in a study of 3,734 University of Western Australia students. (MSE)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Algorithms, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Predictor Variables, Statistical Analysis

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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