Predicting student proficiency test scores accounting for poverty and income measures: Data was collected on 608 school districts in Ohio (The Cincinnati Enquirer, Nov 30, 1997) using passage rates in 1996. The variables used in this analysis include: % passed – percent of all 4rth, 6th, 9th and 12th graders who passed the state’s exam eg: 93.85 means 93.85% % on ADC – percent of all students in the district receiving Aid for Dependent Children eg: 0.11 means 0.11% % Free Lunch – percent of all students who qualify for reduced- priced lunches Median Income – reported in dollars Regression model is in the attachments. Question: What is the value of R2? And interpret this value in terms of predicting passing rates in Ohio schools and the percent of free lunches.
Predicting student proficiency test scores accounting for poverty and income measures: Data was collected on 608 school districts in Ohio (The Cincinnati Enquirer, Nov 30, 1997) using passage rates in 1996. The variables used in this analysis include:
% passed – percent of all 4rth, 6th, 9th and 12th graders who passed the state’s exam eg: 93.85 means 93.85%
% on ADC – percent of all students in the district receiving Aid for Dependent Children eg: 0.11 means 0.11%
% Free Lunch – percent of all students who qualify for reduced- priced lunches
Regression model is in the attachments.
Question: What is the value of R2? And interpret this value in terms of predicting passing rates in Ohio schools and the percent of free lunches.
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