## Abstract This chapter describes a typology of firstβtime community college students based on students' courseβtaking and enrollment behavior. The utility of the typology is demonstrated through an application that involves interpreting data concerning students' participation in remedial mathemat
The use of cluster analysis in typological research on community college students
β Scribed by Peter Riley Bahr; Rob Bielby; Emily House
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Weight
- 90 KB
- Volume
- 2011
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-0579
- DOI
- 10.1002/ir.417
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
This chapter provides an introduction to the family of partitional cluster analytical methods, with specific attention to research on community college students. Key decision points and common approaches in the use of cluster analysis are described.
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