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Arias Ortiz, Elena; Dehon, Catherine – Research in Higher Education, 2013
In this paper we study the factors that influence both dropout and (4-year) degree completion throughout university by applying the set of discrete-time methods for competing risks in event history analysis, as described in Scott and Kennedy (2005). In the French-speaking Belgian community, participation rates are very high given that higher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Predictor Variables, Dropouts
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Bivin, David; Rooney, Patrick Michael – Research in Higher Education, 1999
This study used Tobit analysis to estimate retention probabilities and credit hours at two universities. Tobit was judged as appropriate for this problem because it recognizes the lower bound of zero on credit hours and incorporates this bound into parameter estimates and forecasts. Models are estimated for credit hours in a single year and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Credits, Dropout Research, Dropouts