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Download full textFederico, Pat-Anthony – 1971
This study demonstrates and discusses a new procedure for performing item analysis which utilizes multiple discriminant analysis to establish efficiently and effectively an index of item validity. Application of this statistical technique to data derived from an attitude survey of three groups of students enrolled in technical training courses…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Discriminant Analysis, Item Analysis, Predictive Measurement
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Direct linkCollier, Tim; Gilchrist, Robert; Phillips, David – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2003
This article develops a model for potential working-class applicants to university, using multinomial logit regression to analyse a national UK sample, drawn from lower middle and working-class adults aged 16-30. Influential factors are belief in ability, preference for university rather than earning money, qualifications and family encouragement;…
Descriptors: Discriminant Analysis, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, College Applicants
