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| Holmgren, Mark; McCracken, Vicki A.. |
| Many higher education institutions use admission criteria to match students with the educational requirements of the institution, thereby increasing the level of success of their students and allocating limited enrollment space in some cases. This study uses two different approaches to identify the affect students’ background characteristics have on first year cumulative GPA, and whether differences exist in the impact of high school grades on success in their first year in college between high schools in the state of Washington. Results show that students’ particular high schools systematically perform better or worse than the model predicts, holding the other characteristics of the students constant including their high school GPA. This suggests the... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Higher education; Inflation; Student success; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; I23. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61701 |
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| McCracken, Vicki A.; Marotz, Craig C.. |
| Changes in consumer demographics, socioeconomic conditions, lifestyles, food tastes, and health and nutrition concerns have been associated with shifting food purchase patterns. This article focuses on potato purchase decisions and consumption, using a sample of Washington households. The results suggest that potato purchases are affected by factors such as product quality and price but not availability of point-of-purchase information. Reported changes in fresh and processed potato consumption appeared to be related to concerns with health and nutrition and demand for convenience. These findings have implications for the potato industry in developing new products and marketing strategies. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis. |
| Ano: 1989 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26688 |
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