The Achievements of Students at the Stages of Education from the Second to Fourth Using Functional Principal Component Analysis
The Achievements of Students at the Stages of Education from the Second to Fourth Using Functional Principal Component Analysis
Author(s): Mirosława Sztemberg-LewandowskaSubject(s): Economy, National Economy, Public Finances, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Główny Urząd Statystyczny
Keywords: level of knowledge; functional data; functional principal component analysis; longitudinal data
Summary/Abstract: Significant demographic phenomena can be observed in Poland – the number ofschool age population is decreasing. It affects higher education since theimmediate effect of demographic changes is the drop in the number of students.The analysis of the level of future students’ knowledge also remains an importantaspect of the problem.The purpose of the article is to compare the level of knowledge presented bystudents at the subsequent stages of education in the period 2009-2015. Theresearch covers the average exam results received on graduation from the second,third and fourth stage of education. Functional principal component analysis,which is based on functional data, will be applied in the study. This methodallows an analysis of dynamic data.
Journal: Statistics in Transition. New Series
- Issue Year: 18/2017
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 139-150
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English