Analysing education production in Malaysia using canonical correlation analysis

International Education Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 308-315

  Ismail, Noor Azina ^a   Cheng, Ang Guat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Canonical correlation analysis; Education production; Marginal products; Marginal rates of substitution; School achievement

Indexed keywords

EID: 30444443427     PISSN: 14431475     EISSN: 14431475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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