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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jul 20.
Published in final edited form as: Educ Eval Policy Anal. 2009 Dec;31(4):441–462. doi: 10.3102/0162373709348584

TABLE 5.

VALUES OF INDEPENDENT VARIABLES USED TO COMPUTE ESTIMATED INCREASES IN PROBABILITY OF PURSUING STEM PH.D. FOR DIFFERENT GROUPS OF INTENDED MAJORS

INTENDED MAJOR
OTHER/UNDECLARED ENGINEERING/COMPUTER SCIENCE NATURAL SCIENCES
PARTICIPATED IN ON-CAMPUS, ACADEMIC YEAR RESEARCH?
YES NO YES NO YES NO
Participation in On-Campus, Academic Year Research 1 0 1 0 1 0
Engineering/Computer Science Major 0 0 1 1 0 0
Natural Sciences Major 0 0 0 0 1 1
Participation in On-Campus, Academic Year Research X Engineering/Computer Science Major 0 0 1 0 0 0
Participation in On-Campus, Academic Year Research X Natural Sciences Major 0 0 0 0 1 0
All Other Ind. Variables Sample Mean Sample Mean Sample Mean Sample Mean Sample Mean Sample Mean