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Table 6 Univariate regression analysis results – passes all 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)

 

Odds ratio (95 % CI)

Overall P value

Odds ratio (95 % CI)

Overall P value

Passes All Eight Courses

 Any 2 sciences (NCEA, CIE, IB)**

  No

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Yes

2.52 (1.32, 4.83)

0.005*

1.90 (0.87, 4.15)

0.106

 Followed advice

  No

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Yes

3.30 (1.67, 6.52)

0.001*

1.97 (0.98, 3.98)

0.058

 CertHSc MMI

  Whānau Support

   FCb

1.00

 

1.00

 

   SC

1.21 (0.59, 2.49)

 

1.60 (0.68, 3.72)

 

   MC

0.19 (0.03, 1.07)

0.130

0.64 (0.04, 11.26)

0.520

  Academic Preparation

   FC

1.00

 

1.00

 

   SC

0.81 (0.39, 1.68)

 

0.89 (0.35, 2.27)

 

   MC

1.67 (0.39, 7.18)

0.642

1.52 (0.28, 8.29)

0.850

  Career Aspirations

   FC

1.00

 

1.00

 

   SC

0.47 (0.24, 0.91)

 

0.38 (0.14, 0.80)

 

   MC

0.47 (0.10, 2.13)

0.061

1.32 (0.22, 7.87)

0.042*

  Student Information

   FC

1.00

 

1.00

 

   SC

1.26 (0.61, 2.59)

 

1.15 (0.47, 2.83)

 

   MC

4.11 (0.46, 36.87)

0.395

>999.999a

0.951

 Bachelor MMI

  Whānau Support

   FC

1.00

 

1.00

 

   SC

0.78 (0.43, 1.41)

 

0.79 (0.39, 1.63)

 

   MC

0.79 (0.29, 2.14)

0.686

1.65 (0.46, 5.95)

0.541

  Academic Preparation

   FC

1.00

 

1.00

 

   SC

1.58 (0.82, 3.05)

 

0.86 (0.42, 1.78)

 

   MC

1.02 (0.48, 2.16)

0.326

0.90 (0.35, 2.33)

0.920

  Career Aspirations

   FC

1.00

 

1.00

 

   SC

0.88 (0.49, 1.58)

 

0.57 (0.30, 1.08)

 

   MC

0.77 (0.36, 1.64)

0.791

0.74 (0.31, 1.77)

0.228

  Student Information

   FC

1.00

 

1.00

 

   SC

0.82 (0.46, 1.47)

 

0.77 (0.41, 1.47)

 

   MC

0.97 (0.41, 2.31)

0.799

0.50 (0.18, 1.38)

0.375

Continuous variables

 School Results (NCEA)*

   Rank Score (per 20 pt increase)

1.08 (0.96, 1.20)

0.178

1.35 (1.17, 1.54)

<0.0001*

   L3 English^

1.003 (0.87, 1.16)

0.971

0.95 (0.81, 1.10)

0.485

   L3 Biology

1.04 (0.90, 1.20)

0.575

1.19 (0.99, 1.43)

0.060

   L3 Chemistry

0.96 (0.84, 1.11)

0.602

0.78 (0.65, 0.94)

0.010*

   L3 Physics

1.15 (1.01, 1.31)

0.039*

1.10 (0.95, 1.28)

0.196

   L3 Maths

1.06 (0.98, 1.15)

0.167

1.23 (1.06, 1.44)

0.008*

  MAPAS Maths test (per 10 % increase)

1.17 (1.01, 1.36)

0.033*

1.19 (1.02, 1.42)

0.032*

  MAPAS English test(per 10 % increase)

0.94 (0.75, 1.17)

0.595

0.84 (0.65, 1.09)

0.202

  1. *Adjusted for MAPAS interview year, gender, ancestry and school decile. For Passes All Courses (a binary outcome variable), the odds ratio (OR) associated with the change in a linear predictor was estimated with 95 % confidence interval. For a continuous predictor, this indicated the difference in ratio of two odds with either 20 point (NCEA Rank Score) or 10 % (MAPAS Maths test) increase in the predictor, relative to the odds with no increase. For a categorical predictor, this indicated the difference in odds between the current and reference categories (e.g. the odds of Passes All Courses with exposure to Any 2 Sciences, relative to the odds of not having exposure to Any 2 Sciences). The null hypothesis was that there was no change in the odds (i.e. OR = 1)
  2. **NCEA = National Certificate in Educational Achievement, CIE = Cambridge International Exam, IB = International Baccalaureate
  3. a Insufficient data available for analysis
  4. b FC Few concerns, SMC Some or major concerns
  5. ^ L3 subject missing data includes those NCEA applicants who did not enrol in that particular subject
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