Logit and Multilevel Logit Modeling of College Graduation for 1984-1985 Freshman Student-Athletes
作者:
JohnJ. McArdle,
Fumiaki Hamagami,
期刊:
Journal of the American Statistical Association
(Taylor Available online 1994)
卷期:
Volume 89,
issue 427
页码: 1107-1123
ISSN:0162-1459
年代: 1994
DOI:10.1080/01621459.1994.10476849
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
关键词: ACT;GPA;Graduation;Logit;Multilevel;NCAA;SAT;Student-athlete
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
This article describes statistical research on the academic performance of student-athletes in college sports programs. We describe several statistical models used in the prediction of academic success defined by college persistence and graduation. Using longitudinal data on the academic performances of about 3,000 student-athletes in NCAA Division I collegiate sports programs, we formulate logit and multilevel logit statistical models for the prediction of graduation rates. These prediction models are based on academic, demographic, and athletic variables, and are used to account for differences in both the students and the colleges. These results show (1) moderate but significant relationships between precollege academic characteristics and college graduation, (2) small but significant differential validity of prediction between major student-athlete groups, (3) notable college-level variance in the average graduation rate, (4) small but significant within-college relationships between precollege academic characteristics and college graduation, and (5) differences between colleges accounted for by institutional graduation rates. We highlight statistical issues about the application of logit and multilevel models and discuss substantive issues about the current implications of these results.
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