The use of discriminant analysis to investigate the influence of non-cognitive factors on engineering school persistence

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 335-338

  Burtner, Joan ^a,b  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MERCER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discriminant analysis; Engineering freshmen; Longitudinal study

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; CURRICULA; DATABASE SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SURVEYS; WAGES;

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ENGINEERING COURSES; ENGINEERING FRESHMEN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 23844495067     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2005.tb00858.x     Document Type: Article

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