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Testing The Ability Of Two Series Of Models To Predict High School Graduation Status, David T. Marshall
Testing The Ability Of Two Series Of Models To Predict High School Graduation Status, David T. Marshall
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The purpose of this study was to create and test two series of predictive models aimed at projecting high school graduation status. Secondary data were obtained in partnership with an urban school district. All of the predictor variables included in the models tested in this study were academic and nonacademic variables that were found to be significant predictors of high school graduation in previous empirical work. In the first series of models tested, individual academic and nonacademic variables were tested together along with school-level variables. Eighth and ninth grade variables were tested separately to avoid multicollinearity issues. The second series …