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Lazar, Ann A.; Zerbe, Gary O. – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2011
Researchers often compare the relationship between an outcome and covariate for two or more groups by evaluating whether the fitted regression curves differ significantly. When they do, researchers need to determine the "significance region," or the values of the covariate where the curves significantly differ. In analysis of covariance (ANCOVA),…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Evaluation Research, Error Patterns, Bias
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Raudenbush, Stephen W.; Willms, J. Douglas – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 1995
The specification and estimation of school effects, the variability of effects across schools, and the proportion of variation in student outcomes attributable to differences in school context and practice are considered. A statistical model is presented that defines school effects for parents choosing a school and for agencies evaluating school…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Educational Practices, Effective Schools Research, Estimation (Mathematics)