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Table 4 Univariate regression analysis results – GPA eight courses

From: Quantitative analysis of a Māori and Pacific admission process on first-year health study

Predictors

First year tertiary students

First year bachelor students

2009 – 2012 (n = 368)

2009 – 2012 (n = 242)

 

Mean estimate (95 % CI)

P value

Mean estimate (95 % CI)

P value

GPA Eight Courses

 Any 2 sciences (NCEA, CIE, IB)**

  No

0.00

 

0.00

 

  Yes

0.971 (0.44, 1.50)

0.0004*

0.912 (0.17, 1.65)

0.0169

 Followed advice

  No

0.00

 

0.00

 

  Yes

0.78 (0.18, 1.38)

0.0109*

0.84 (0.17, 1.51)

0.0147*

 CertHSc MMI

  Whānau Support

   FCa

0.00

 

0.00

 

   SC

0.14 (−0.43, 0.71)

0.6201

0.66 (−0.12, 1.44)

0.0972

   MC

−1.5 (−2.98, −0.02)

0.0475

−1.41 (−4.24, 1.42)

0.3290

  Academic Preparation

   FC

0.00

 

0.00

 

   SC

−0.27 (−0.87, 0.33)

0.3799

−0.29 (−1.18, 0.60)

0.5254

   MC

0.56 (−0.50, 1.62)

0.2989

0.93 (−0.66, 2.52)

0.2531

  Career Aspirations

   FC

0.00

 

0.00

 

   SC

−0.83 (−1.39, −0.28)

0.0035*

−1.10 (−1.90, −0.29)

0.0081*

   MC

−0.28 (−1.56, 1.00)

0.6676

1.12 (−0.53, 2.77)

0.1833

  Student Information

   FC

0.00

 

0.00

 

   SC

1.28 (0.72, 1.84)

0.3100

−0.47 (−1.29, 0.34)

0.2572

   MC

−0.29 (−1.60, 1.02)

0.0559

2.06 (−0.26, 4.37)

0.0834

 Bachelor MMI

  Whānau Support

  

0.00

 

   FC

0.00

 

0.03 (−0.65, 0.71)

 

   SC

−0.07 (−0.56, 0.42)

0.2503

0.59 (−0.56, 1.74)

0.346

   MC

−0.38 (−1.22, 0.46)

0.4301

 

0.586

  Academic Preparation

   FC

0.00

 

0.00

 

   SC

−0.08 (−0.59, 0.43)

0.2601

−0.04 (−0.71, 0.64)

0.345

   MC

−0.15 (−0.76, 0.46)

0.3112

0.05 (−0.85, 0.96)

0.463

  Career Aspirations

   FC

0.00

 

0.00

 

   SC

−0.73 (−1.18, −0.28)

0.2315

−0.77 (−1.37, −0.17)

0.307

   MC

−0.79 (−1.40, −0.19)

0.3076

−0.74 (−1.56, 0.08)

0.419

  Student Information

   FC

0.00

 

0.00

 

   SC

−0.04 (−0.50, 0.41)

0.2344

−0.13 (−0.73, 0.47)

0.306

   MC

−0.25 (−0.95, 0.45)

0.3564

−1.23 (−2.20, −0.25)

0.497

Continuous variables

  School Results (NCEA)*

   Rank Score (per 20 pt increase)

0.26 (0.18, 0.34)

<0.0001*

0.36 (0.26, 0.44)

<0.0001*

   L3 English^

−0.005 (−0.09, 0.08)

0.912

−0.006 (−0.09, 0.08)

0.9014

   L3 Biology

0.051 (−0.03, 0.14)

0.249

0.034 (−0.06, 0.13)

0.4711

   L3 Chemistry

0.001 (−0.08, 0.08)

0.987

−0.044 (−0.13, 0.04)

0.3039

   L3 Physics

0.091 (0.03, 0.15)

0.004*

0.06 (−0.004, 0.13)

0.0708

   L3 Maths

0.008 (−0.03, 0.05)

0.664

0.036 (−0.01, 0.08)

0.0964

  MAPAS Maths test (per 10 % increase)

0.23 (0.11, 0.35)

0.0002*

0.18 (0.03, 0.34)

0.0233*

  MAPAS English test(per 10 % increase)

0.09 (−0.09, 0.26)

0.324

0.05 (−0.19, 0.29)

0.6834

  1. ^ L3 subject missing data includes those NCEA applicants who did not enrol in that particular subject
  2. *Adjusted for MAPAS interview year, gender, ancestry and school decile. For GPA (a continuous outcome variable), its mean change associated with the change in alinear predictor was estimated with 95 % confidence interval. For a continuous predictor variable, this gave the difference in means with either 20 point (NCEA Rank Score) or 10 % (MAPAS Maths percentage mark) increase in the predictor. For a categorical predictor, this gave the difference in means between the current and reference categories (i.e. yes vs. no). The null hypothesis was that there was no change in the mean response (i.e. Δ = 0)
  3. **NCEA = National Certificate in Educational Achievement, CIE = Cambridge International Exam, IB = International Baccalaureate
  4. aFC Few concerns, SMC Some or major concerns
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