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Dean, Robert L. – 1982
A technique for classifying hospitals on a multidimensional basis was developed. Three major sets of attributes were examined: patient case mix, facility mix, and personnel mix. Using multivariate techniques (factor analysis, cluster analysis, and discriminant analysis), 83 variables were examined for 547 hospitals. A total of six factors were…
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Discriminant Analysis, Higher Education
Peer reviewedHuberty, Carl J.; Blommers, Paul J. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1974
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Analysis of Variance, Classification, Discriminant Analysis
Download full textLunneborg, Clifford E.; Lunneborg, Patricia W. – 1977
Discriminant function analyses involving two vocational interest inventories (ACT Interest Inventory and Lunneborg's Vocational Interest Inventory) to differentiate majors of college graduates supported the definition of three dimensions: Business Contact vs. Science, Business Detail vs. Arts, and Service vs. Technical. This common structure…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, College Graduates, Discriminant Analysis, Factor Analysis
CHICKERING, ARTHUR W.
COLLEGE OBJECTIVES WERE REDEFINED AND STUDENT CHANGE EXAMINED TO DETERMINE WHETHER--(1) STUDENTS CHANGE IN COLLEGE, (2) WHEN AND WHERE CHANGE OCCURS, AND (3) DEVELOPMENTAL PRINCIPLES WHICH COULD APPLY TO STUDENT CHANGE TO FACILITATE DECISIONS. DEFINITIONAL ACTIVITIES YIELDED SIX MAJOR SUBCATEGORIES OF BEHAVIORS AND STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS--GOAL…
Descriptors: Classification, College Role, College Students, Discriminant Analysis
RICHARDSON, C. MARK – 1964
THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE WHETHER DISCRIMINANT FUNCTIONS COMPUTED FROM MEASURES OF APTITUDE, PERSONALITY TRAITS, VOCATIONAL INTEREST, AND HIGH SCHOOL RANK WOULD SEPARATE FRESHMAN MALE STUDENTS INTO CURRICULUM AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS GROUPS. THE HYPOTHESES CONCERNED AGRICULTURE STUDENTS GRADUATED IN SCIENCE AND GENERAL PROGRAMS,…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Agriculture, Aptitude, College Curriculum
Brown, Roscoe C., Jr.; Henderson, Edward H. – 1966
Studied were the variables in the selection process of students screened for participation in Project APEX. This project was designed to identify disadvantaged students with potential for college success who are enrolled in the noncollege preparatory general diploma high school program. Subjects were 148 male students in two New York City schools…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Counselors, Disadvantaged Youth, Discriminant Analysis
Pascarella, Ernest T.; Terenzini, Patrick T. – 1974
This exploratory study was designed to determine whether those students enrolled in courses systematically designed by faculty teams to incorporate nontraditional and innovative instruction differed from students not taking these courses in attitudes toward academic and nonacademic experience. Questionnaires were sent to a sample of 400 freshman…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Discriminant Analysis
Clemens, Bryan; Linden, James – 1970
The utility of multiple discriminant function analysis (MDFA) to differentiate among the interest patterns of engineers was examined. Subjects were 229 engineers who were administered the Strong Vocational Interest Blank (SVIB) in 1935 as college freshmen (1935 FR) and again in 1966, and 210 freshmen who completed the SVIB in 1966 and had…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Guidance, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Kazanas, H. C.; Morrison, R. E. – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1977
Technical associate of science degree students and transfer associate of arts degree students were compared on personality traits and factors associated with the meaning and value of work. Results indicated several personality traits and factors of the meaning and value of work could be used as predictors of curricular choice. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Discriminant Analysis, Higher Education, Individual Characteristics
Dyl, Edward A.; McGann, Anthony F. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1977
The use of discriminant analysis in identifying potentially "good" versus potentially "bad" student loans is explained. The technique is applied to a sample of 200 student loan applications at the University of Wyoming. (LBH)
Descriptors: Discriminant Analysis, Financial Support, Higher Education, Loan Repayment
Peer reviewedNelson, Arthur A., Jr.; And Others – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1987
A multivariate model of the influence of attributes and demographics on the selection of degree program and type of institution was assessed. Factor analysis of mean influence scores yielded a set of 12 factors that explained 21% of the sample variance. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Students, Degrees (Academic), Discriminant Analysis, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBristow, Page Simpson; Leslie, Lauren – Reading Research Quarterly, 1988
Examines the validity of oral reading accuracy and comprehension as indicators of difficulty for functionally illiterate adults and the feasibility of using four less commonly measured variables as additional indicators of difficulty. Indicates that accuracy and comprehension are valid indicators of difficulty. Rate and miscue quality are strong…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Basal Reading, Discriminant Analysis
Peer reviewedBolton, Brian – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1985
Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 PF) profiles for 69 occupational groups were analyzed according to Holland's six occupational types: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Convention. Three discriminant functions, labeled Independence, Extraversion, and Anxiety, enabled correct classification of 75 percent of…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Classification, Discriminant Analysis, Factor Analysis
Peer reviewedAcharya, Lalit – Journalism Quarterly, 1985
Discriminant analysis reveals threat as a dimension in a public relations practitioner's environment. (FL)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Discriminant Analysis, Environmental Influences, Job Performance
Draper, C. S. – Eng Educ, 1970
Article discusses systems engineering, a method of handling theoretical technology in its adaptation to environment. (Author/IR)
Descriptors: Discriminant Analysis, Engineering Education, Engineering Technology, Environmental Technicians
