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ERIC Number: EJ436102
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0010-0889
The Use of Contingency Tables in Student Retention Studies.
Rombouts, Stephen
College and University, v67 n1 p37-46 Fall 1991
The use of contingency tables in creating a statistical profile of a college student population is explained. The method provides simultaneous cross-indexed frequency distribution of two database fields. Common uses are discussed, and application is illustrated in a hypothetical student retention study. Extensions for nonnumerical fields and minority retention studies are considered. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Students, Computer Software, Higher Education, Institutional Research, Research Methodology, School Holding Power, Statistical Analysis, Student Records
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Administrators; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Contingency Tables