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The Influence of Wealth, Transparency, and Democracy on the Number of Top Ranked Universities
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Jabnoun, Naceur – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2015
Purpose: This paper aims to explore the influence of wealth, transparency and democracy on the number of universities per million people ranked among the top 300 and 500. The highly ranked universities in the world tend to be concentrated in a few countries. Design/Methodology/Approach: ANOVA was used to test the differences between the two groups…
Descriptors: Universities, Classification, Influences, Fiscal Capacity
A Microsoft® Excel Simulation Illustrating the Central Limit Theorem's Appropriateness for Comparing the Difference between the Means of Any Two Populations
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Moen, David H.; Powell, John E. – American Journal of Business Education, 2008
Using Microsoft® Excel, several interactive, computerized learning modules are developed to illustrate the Central Limit Theorem's appropriateness for comparing the difference between the means of any two populations. These modules are used in the classroom to enhance the comprehension of this theorem as well as the concepts that provide the…
Descriptors: Learning Modules, Computer Simulation, Classroom Techniques, Concept Teaching
North Jersey vs. South Jersey: A Population Geography Class Survey.
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Gesler, Wilbert M. – Journal of Geography, 1981
Describes a college class project in geographical survey research comparing the population characteristics in North and South New Jersey. Students made up their own questionnaires and decided on sampling procedures. Surveys revealed facts about population numbers, historical boundaries, employment, and residents' perceptions of regional…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Demography, Geographic Distribution, Geography Instruction
Characteristics of the Population Below the Poverty Level: 1974. Current Population Reports, Consumer Income, Series P-60, No. 102.
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Bureau of the Census (DOC), Suitland, MD. Population Div. – 1976
This report provides detailed social and economic statistics for the population of the United States below the poverty level in 1974 based on the March 1975 Current Population Survey (CPS). Data are presented by selected characteristics such as race, family status, education, work experience, type and source of income, and residence in poverty…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Demography, Economic Factors, Higher Education
Educational Developments in Asia and the Pacific--A Graphic Presentation.
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National Inst. for Educational Research, Tokyo (Japan). – 1984
This booklet reproduces 25 graphic panels designed to depict the development of education in Asia and the Pacific. The contents are divided into five sections. The population section includes data on total population; percentage distribution of population estimates (total and school-age), 1985; percentage illiterate, estimates and projections by…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Demography, Developing Nations
Education in States and Nations: Indicators Comparing U.S. States with the OECD Countries in 1988.
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Salganik, Laura Hersh; And Others – 1993
This report is based on the first international education indicators produced by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The 16 indicators were chosen to take advantage of data available in "Education at a Glance," the most up-to-date set of international educational indicators. Indicators are grouped into…
Descriptors: Background, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Educational Attainment