Derivative For this problem, we will modeling data from school districts in Texas. The data was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. Source: Consider the following: Response: 4 Year Graduation Rate Potential predictor variables: Identified in the table below. Usual form for the mean and variance function. Possible predictor variables that will be considered initially are listed here. We will ignore the demographic variables for now. Variable Role DistrictName Demographic CountyNumberName Demographic Region Demographic DistictSize Demographic CommunityType Demographic WealthIndictor Demographic TAXRATE Demographic AccountabilityRating Demographic %AfricianAmerican Students Predictor %Hispanic Students Predictor %White Students Predictor %AmericanIndian Students Predictor %Asian Students Predictor %EconomicDisadvantaged Students Predictor %EnglishLanguageLearners Students Predictor %SpecialEd Students Predictor %Billingual/ESL Students Predictor %CareerTechnical Students Predictor %GiftedTalented Students Predictor AttendenceRate Predictor DropOutRate Predictor 4YearGradRate Response STAAR%Level2orHigherALL (Standardized tests) Predictor %CollegeAdmitted Predictor SATAverage Predictor ACTAverage Predictor SalaryTeacherAvg Predictor StudentsPerTeacher Predictor Teacher%5orFewerYrsExp Predictor TeacherAvgYearExp Predictor TeacherTurnoverRate Predictor RevenuePerPupil Predictor ExpendituresActualPerPupil Predictor Expenditures%Athletics Predictor
Derivative For this problem, we will modeling data from school districts in Texas. The data was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. Source: Consider the following: Response: 4 Year Graduation Rate Potential predictor variables: Identified in the table below. Usual form for the mean and variance function. Possible predictor variables that will be considered initially are listed here. We will ignore the demographic variables for now. Variable Role DistrictName Demographic CountyNumberName Demographic Region Demographic DistictSize Demographic CommunityType Demographic WealthIndictor Demographic TAXRATE Demographic AccountabilityRating Demographic %AfricianAmerican Students Predictor %Hispanic Students Predictor %White Students Predictor %AmericanIndian Students Predictor %Asian Students Predictor %EconomicDisadvantaged Students Predictor %EnglishLanguageLearners Students Predictor %SpecialEd Students Predictor %Billingual/ESL Students Predictor %CareerTechnical Students Predictor %GiftedTalented Students Predictor AttendenceRate Predictor DropOutRate Predictor 4YearGradRate Response STAAR%Level2orHigherALL (Standardized tests) Predictor %CollegeAdmitted Predictor SATAverage Predictor ACTAverage Predictor SalaryTeacherAvg Predictor StudentsPerTeacher Predictor Teacher%5orFewerYrsExp Predictor TeacherAvgYearExp Predictor TeacherTurnoverRate Predictor RevenuePerPupil Predictor ExpendituresActualPerPupil Predictor Expenditures%Athletics Predictor
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