Author Question: How do college admissions officers use correlations? What will be an ideal ... (Read 68 times)

folubunmi · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

How do college admissions officers use correlations?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Why do correlation studies in education usually involve attribute variables?

What will be an ideal response?

shaikhs · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

They find the correlation between scholastic aptitudes tests and high school academic data and performance in college. They develop a prediction equation and use this to predict how students will perform at the college.

Answer to Question 2

Because so many of the variables of interest in educational research are attribute variables. For example, gender, race, social class, grade level, nationality and home background (one- or two-parents) are attribute variables.