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Estimating Scottish student retention rates using propensity score matching (2013)
Journal Article
Penny, K. I., Morton, I. D., Ashraf, M. Z., & Duffy, J. C. (2013). Estimating Scottish student retention rates using propensity score matching. Leadership and policy quarterly, 2,

The performance of institutions such as universities and colleges is of increasing interest to funders, policy makers, potential students and the establishments themselves who require accurate estimates of outcomes such as retention rates across the... Read More about Estimating Scottish student retention rates using propensity score matching.

The Impact of repeated lying on survey results (2013)
Journal Article
Chesney, T., & Penny, K. I. (2013). The Impact of repeated lying on survey results. SAGE Open, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244012472345

We study the effects on results of participants completing a survey more than once, a phenomenon known as farming. Using data from a real social science study as a baseline, three strategies that participants might use to farm are studied by Monte Ca... Read More about The Impact of repeated lying on survey results.