Multiple Regression Essay

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Discussion on Multiple Regressions The findings for the regression analyses showed that truancy was significantly correlated with performance, school environment, and socio-economic status. However, there was no significant correlation between truancy and family. Performance H0 There is no relationship between truancy and performance. H1 There is relationship between truancy and performance. The results indicate that the alternative is accepted and the Null hypothesis is rejected. This suggested that truancy and performance have a positive relationship which can be seen in table 16. Based on the data it can be concluded that certain indicators in performances such as, missing class because teacher ignores students, students feeling …show more content…

This leads to student being forced to miss school because of too many suspensions. Also, students avoiding classes they disliked and students being bullied by their peers has an interaction which resulted in students leaving school without permission from the teachers. Socio-Economic Status H0 there is no relationship between truancy and socio-economic status. H1 there is a relationship between truancy and socio-economic status. The Null hypothesis is rejected and accepts the alternative. The relationship between socio-economic status and truancy is a weak positive one. The results supported Bryant et al??, which indicated that families from low socio-economic background are likely to display truancy. The students who had challenges stay in school because of financial problems lead to students that persistently keep away from class and being forced to miss school because of too many suspensions. The result is shown in tables 10 and 11. The regression results indicated that when there is an increase in the number of financial challenges occur, the more likely the number of students earning money through illegal activities would result in students persistently keeping away from class, and students leaving school without permission from the teachers.

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