A latent curve analysis of unobserved heterogeneity in university achievements

The aim of this paper is to analyze the academic achievement of a cohort of students enrolled in 2001 at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Bologna by using a latent growth model for longitudinal data. The basic idea of this approach is that individuals differ in their growth over time ac...

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Main Authors: Silvia Bianconcini, Silvia Cagnone, Stefania Mignani, Paola Monari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2013-05-01
Series:Statistica
Online Access:http://rivista-statistica.unibo.it/article/view/3497