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ERIC Number: EJ307721
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1984
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The Use of a Probit Model for the Validation of Selection Procedures.
Dagenais, Denyse L.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v44 n3 p629-45 Aut 1984
After a review of the disadvantages of linear models for estimating the probability of academic success from previous school records and admission test results, the use of a probit model is proposed. The model is illustrated with admissions data from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales in Montreal. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Admission (School), Admission Criteria, Dropout Rate, Estimation (Mathematics), Foreign Countries, Mathematical Models, Prediction, Probability, Regression (Statistics), Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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