Although literature about problem based learning (PBL) is not scarce, there is little research on experiences about learning methodologies that combine PBL and the use of simulation tools. This lack of studies is even more notable in the case of engineering courses. The motivation for this study is to show how such a combination of PBL and…

The importance of the method given in the body of this article is that it presents Tukey's test in a greatly simplified form for the applied researcher. (Author)

It is the purpose of this paper to investigate the chance nature of overfit as it relates to a regression formulation of research, to describe a model for projecting the overfit, and to empirically validate the model. (Author)

The purpose of this report is to describe a process for creating unique multiple linear regression problems for each student. Three formulas were utilized to define intercorrelations between variables. (Editor)

Analyzes data from lengthy profile questionnaires completed by 78 managers and 407 of their subordinates and examines how five different management styles are related to various aspects of the contingent situation. (Available from Subscription Section, American Psychological Association, 1200 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.; $30.00…

This paper presents a number of inferential statistical models that may aid the operant investigator in presenting his data. (Author/RK)

Article also appeared in "International Journal of the Sociology of Language," n1. (DD)

This paper develops theory and methods for the application of the Bayesian Model II method to the estimation of binomial proportions and demonstrates its application to educational data. (Author/RK)

Two methods of analyzing nonorthogonal (uneven cell sizes) cross-classified data sets are compared. The methods are direct standardization and the general linear model. The authors illustrate when direct standardization may be a desirable method of analysis. (JKS)

Describes a study that measured the statistical correlation between the extent of educational services provided for exceptional children, as indicated by percentage of eligible children served and percentage of funds spent for special education, and state fiscal capacity, as indicated by per-capita income and per-pupil assessed valuation.…

The development of new admissions standards for freshmen entering the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Forestry, the Institute of Technology, and the University of Minnesota at Morris is described and supporting research presented. The new admissions standards, which are based on a multiple correlation and regression approach using first…

Analyzes the impact of unionism at higher education institutions on faculty compensation and other institutional costs, based primarily on data from more than 100 union/nonunion four-year institutions for 1974-75 and 1975-76. (JG)

The present study attempted to determine the effect of geographic accessibility of a college upon the proportion of high school graduates continuing their education beyond high school. (Author)

This study related tax rate and per pupil revenue to residential assessed valuation, percent residential of total assessed valuation, and selected socioeconomic independent variables for school districts in Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, and Lake counties in Illinois. Findings suggest that for homeowners and the students of these counties in 1976,…