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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 8 Parameter estimates of the ψ’s and δ’s of the segmented regression models by courses

From: An analysis of Italian university students’ performance through segmented regression models: gender differences in STEM courses

Variable

Parameter

Bio

Biot

Chem

CU male

ψm,1

25.27 (2.32)

36.10 (2.53)

25.82 (3.12)

CU female

ψf,1

18.12 (2.36)

30.97 (3.06)

21.10 (2.57)

 

ψf,2

38.10 (3.08)

50.81 (2.52)

-

CU male

δm,1

0.11* (0.02)

0.11* (0.02)

0.11* (0.02)

CU female

δf,1

0.08* (0.02)

0.07* (0.02)

0.15* (0.03)

 

δf,2

0.05* (0.02)

0.11* (0.05)

-

Variable

Parameter

Comp

Eng

Math

CU male

ψm,1

21.35 (2.70)

15.45 (0.85)

19.10 (3.99)

CU female

ψf,1

3.98 (1.24)

18.10 (1.36)

15.07 (2.23)

 

ψf,2

-

-

43.10 (4.17)

CU male

δm,1

0.11* (0.02)

0.13* (0.01)

0.18* (0.05)

CU female

δf,1

0.87* (0.39)

0.11* (0.01)

0.25* (0.05)

 

δf,2

-

-

0.10* (0.05)

Variable

Parameter

Nat

Phy

Stat

CU male

ψm,1

35.09 (3.58)

18.10 (3.00)

13.89 (5.73)

CU female

ψf,1

27.12 (2.82)

15.25 (2.90)

11.92 (5.26)

 

ψf,2

-

49.10 (3.61)

52.10 (2.54)

CU male

δm,1

0.09* (0.02)

0.16* (0.04)

0.23 (0.14)

CU female

δf,1

0.10* (0.02)

0.21* (0.06)

0.25 (0.16)

 

δf,2

-

0.16 (0.10)

0.39 (0.31)

  1. Cohort of freshmen enrolled in 2014