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Jones, Linda M.; And Others – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1980
Questions (N=40) were tested for their ability to discriminate compatible roommates. A stepwise discriminant analysis selected 15 items for inclusion in a discriminant function that, when used to reclassify pairs, was 90 percent accurate. The question that contributed most to discriminating the groups was weekday bedtime. (Author)
Descriptors: College Housing, College Students, Discriminant Analysis, Dropout Prevention
Peer reviewedTerenzini, Patrick T.; And Others – Review of Higher Education, 1985
A study of the predictive validity of Tinto's theory of college student attrition is described. Compensatory interaction between levels of goal and institutional commitment indicated that institutional commitment had its greatest positive influence on retention for students with low levels of commitment to completing a college degree, and vice…
Descriptors: Background, College Students, Discriminant Analysis, Higher Education
Direct linkEsbensen, Anna J.; Seltzer, Marsha Mailick; Greenberg, Jan S.; Benson, Betsey A. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2005
The psychometric properties of the Self-Report Depression Questionnaire (SRDQ) were evaluated, extending a previous assessment of this instrument. Data from two independent studies (Esbensen, 2004; Seltzer & Krauss, 1989) were pooled to generate a sample of 192 individuals with primarily mild or moderate mental retardation. Reliability estimates…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Predictive Validity, Moderate Mental Retardation
Download full textTracey, Terence J.; Sedlacek, William E. – 1986
Random samples of 1979 and 1980 entering freshmen were given the Non-Cognitive Questionnaire (NCQ), which was designed to assess noncognitive dimensions predicting minority student academic success. The validity of the NCQ in predicting graduation after five and six years was determined. The graduation rate was found to differ significantly for…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Black Students, Community Involvement, Discriminant Analysis
