TY - JOUR
T1 - Pitfalls in pathways
T2 - Some perspectives on competing risks event history analysis in education research
AU - Scott, Marc A.
AU - Kennedy, Benjamin B.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - A set of discrete-time methods for competing risks event history analysis is presented. The approach used is accessible to the practitioner and the article describes the strengths, weaknesses, and interpretation of both exploratory and model-based tools. These techniques are applied to the impact of "nontraditional" enrollment features (working, stopout, and delayed enrollment) on competing outcomes of sub-baccalaureate enrollment (degree attainment, transfer, and dropout). In this setting, model selection, estimation, and comparative inference are discussed and more general guidelines for each stage of analysis are provided. Substantively, the study finds that nontraditional enrollment features are associated with dramatic changes in expected outcomes.
AB - A set of discrete-time methods for competing risks event history analysis is presented. The approach used is accessible to the practitioner and the article describes the strengths, weaknesses, and interpretation of both exploratory and model-based tools. These techniques are applied to the impact of "nontraditional" enrollment features (working, stopout, and delayed enrollment) on competing outcomes of sub-baccalaureate enrollment (degree attainment, transfer, and dropout). In this setting, model selection, estimation, and comparative inference are discussed and more general guidelines for each stage of analysis are provided. Substantively, the study finds that nontraditional enrollment features are associated with dramatic changes in expected outcomes.
KW - Competing risks
KW - Event history analysis
KW - Survival analysis
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U2 - 10.3102/10769986030004413
DO - 10.3102/10769986030004413
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:29144433279
SN - 1076-9986
VL - 30
SP - 413
EP - 442
JO - Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics
JF - Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics
IS - 4
ER -