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The use of cluster analysis in typological research on community college students
dc.contributor.authorHu, Shoupingen_US
dc.contributor.authorLi, Shaoqingen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-01-05T22:05:35Z
dc.date.available2013-02-01T20:26:12Zen_US
dc.date.issued2011-12en_US
dc.identifier.citationHu, Shouping; Li, Shaoqing (2011). "The use of cluster analysis in typological research on community college students." New Directions for Institutional Research 2011(S1): 67-81. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/89487>en_US
dc.identifier.issn0271-0579en_US
dc.identifier.issn1536-075Xen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/89487
dc.description.abstractThis chapter provides an introduction to the family of partitional cluster analytical methods, with specific attention to research on community college students. Key decision points and common approaches in the use of cluster analysis are described.en_US
dc.publisherWiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Companyen_US
dc.titleThe use of cluster analysis in typological research on community college studentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.robotsIndexNoFollowen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelEducationen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumUniversity of Michigan's School of Educationen_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/89487/1/417_ftp.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ir.417en_US
dc.identifier.sourceNew Directions for Institutional Researchen_US
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