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ERIC Number: EJ254538
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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Accuracy of School Enrollment Projections Based upon Previous Enrollments.
Alspaugh, John W.
Educational Research Quarterly, v6 n2 p59-67 Sum 1981
The accuracy of three procedures based upon past enrollment for 39 school districts was compared. Results show that accuracy of projection varies widely among school districts. Short-term projections were found to be more accurate than long-term. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Projections, Regression (Statistics), School Districts
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Accuracy; Cohort Survival Procedure