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Weighing in on the Graduation Rate Debate

Weighing in on the Graduation Rate Debate. Allen L Sack University of New Haven Robert Holub University of New Haven. Hypotheses. H The higher the academic rank of a school, the greater the FGR gap between players and other students, e.g., USC, Rice, UCLA, Virginia.

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Weighing in on the Graduation Rate Debate

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  1. Weighing in on the Graduation Rate Debate Allen L Sack University of New Haven Robert Holub University of New Haven

  2. Hypotheses • H The higher the academic rank of a school, the greater the FGR gap between players and other students, e.g., USC, Rice, UCLA, Virginia. • H The larger the percentage of part-time students in the general student body, the smaller the FGR gap, e.g., Boise State. • H The better the football team’s performance on the field, the higher the FGR gap, e.g., Florida as opposed to Duke, Stanford, or Notre Dame. 1 2 3

  3. Table 1: Correlation Matrix of Select Variables Related to FGRGap: Football Bowl Subdivision Schools (n =116) * Significant at the .05 level; ** Significant at the .01 level

  4. Table 2: Mean FGRGap by Academic Rank and Size of Part Time Student Population (Two-Way AOV) Academic Rank • Main Effects of Academic Rank and Part Time Sig. at .004 • Interactions not statistically significant.

  5. Table 3: Mean FGRGap by Academic Rank and Sagarin Rating (Two-Way AOV) Academic Rank • Main Effects of Academic Rank and Sagarin Rating Sig at .001 • Interactions not statistically significant.

  6. Table 4: Regression Coefficients (Dependent Variable: GAP) • R2= .371; F = 22.035; n = 116

  7. Table 5: Mean FGR by Race and Academic Rank (Two-Way AOV) Academic Rank • Main Effects of Academic Rank and Race Sig. at .01 • Interactions not statically significant.

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