Beyond the mean estimate: a quantile regression analysis of inequalities in educational outcomes using INVALSI survey data

Beyond the mean estimate: a quantile regression analysis of inequalities in educational outcomes using INVALSI survey data

Abstract The number of studies addressing issues of inequality in educational outcomes using cognitive achievement tests and variables from large-scale assessment data has increased. Here the value of using a quantile regression approach is compared with a classical regression analysis approach to s...

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Main Authors: Antonella Costanzo, Marta Desimoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-09-01
Series:Large-scale Assessments in Education
Subjects:
Large-scale assessment
Educational predictors
Primary school
Quantile regression
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40536-017-0048-4

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