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The Interpretation of Regression Coefficients in a School Effects Model

Author(s):
Linn, Robert L.; Tucker, Ledyard R; Werts, Charles E.
Publication Year:
1969
Report Number:
RB-69-51
Source:
ETS Research Bulletin
Document Type:
Report
Page Count:
15
Subject/Key Words:
Office of Education, Educational Planning, Institutional Characteristics, Mathematical Models, Multiple Regression Analysis, Resource Allocation, Statistical Analysis

Abstract

Given a linear regression model relating a measure of student "output" to a measure of student "input" and a measure of a "school characteristic," a model is presented for the interpretation of the regression coefficients. This model allows explicit predictions of the outcomes of alternate strategies of allocating resources to modify the school characteristic variable.

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