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Najib A. Mozahem – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2021
The internet has had a vast and pervasive effect on many industries. It has resulted in the creation of new industries and has overhauled the dynamics that governed existing industries. One of the most traditional industries that is now struggling to cope with the changes brought on by the internet is the industry of higher education. Students can…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Electronic Learning, Learning Management Systems, Higher Education
Barbara Woods McElroy; Bruce H. Lubich – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2017
This case describes the research process followed by two professors who chose to study student outcomes in our online accounting classrooms. Motivated by the discovery of a possible anomaly in classroom outcomes, we decided to look further. We thought the anomaly might be explained by student procrastination. If our perception proved true, the…
Descriptors: College Students, Accounting, Distance Education, Online Courses
Chatterjee, Samprit; Hadi, Ali S. – John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2012
Regression analysis is a conceptually simple method for investigating relationships among variables. Carrying out a successful application of regression analysis, however, requires a balance of theoretical results, empirical rules, and subjective judgment. "Regression Analysis by Example, Fifth Edition" has been expanded and thoroughly…
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Models
Smith, Christopher – 1995
The employment records of a large northeastern manufacturing plant were analyzed to test the opportunity for career advancement within a large-scale industrial establishment. The employment records analyzed covered the years 1921 through 1937 and more than 28,000 different employees (male and female). The company was selected as being…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business, Career Development, Career Ladders
Warner, Rebecca M. – SAGE Publications (CA), 2007
This book provides a clear introduction to widely used topics in bivariate and multivariate statistics, including multiple regression, discriminant analysis, MANOVA, factor analysis, and binary logistic regression. The approach is applied and does not require formal mathematics; equations are accompanied by verbal explanations. Students are asked…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Computer Peripherals, Statistical Analysis, Equations (Mathematics)
Cooper, Bruce S. – 1982
Drawing on data about unionism in education as well as in other public and private sectors, this literature review focuses on three areas: the causes of collective bargaining in public education, the reasons for strikes by school employees, and the impact of unions on educational expenses and salaries. The author first discusses the factors…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Collective Bargaining, Costs, Elementary Secondary Education