The admission-probability effect of contact is increasing in applicant SAT score, particularly when contact is costly¶

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q2 i? The effect of contact on admission probability rises with the applicant's SAT score, especially for costly contacts. → James A. Dearden 2017

Evidence¶

James A. Dearden 2017¶

James A. Dearden, Suhui Li, Chad D. Meyerhoefer, Muzhe Yang. (2017). Demonstrated Interest: Signaling Behavior in College Admissions. Contemporary Economic Policy, vol. 35, issue 4. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/demonstrated-interest-signaling-behavior-in-college-admissions doi:10.1111/coep.12216

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Analysis of the same two-cycle administrative contact data; the article reports the admission effect of contact "is increasing in the applicant's Scholastic Assessment Test score, particularly when the contact is costly to make." No coefficient or effect size is printed in the available text.

"the effect of the contact on the probability of admission is increasing in the applicant's Scholastic Assessment Test score, particularly when the contact is costly to make"

Discussion¶

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