Video Experimental Relacionado
Updated: Mar 28, 2026

10:07
Using Learning Outcome Measures to assess Doctoral Nursing Education
Published on: June 21, 2010
19.6K
Concluyendo en una persona: Examinando los resultados de empleo y ganancias para los beneficiarios de doctorado
Nikolas Zolas1, Nathan Goldschlag1, Ron Jarmin1
1U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233, USA.
Resumen
Recipientes del doctorado
Área de la Ciencia:
- Las economías
- Sociología
- Estudios de educación superior
Sus antecedentes:
- La evaluación del impacto económico de las inversiones en investigación es crucial.
- La comprensión de la propagación económica más amplia de la experiencia de los investigadores es esencial.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Analizar las trayectorias profesionales y las contribuciones económicas de los beneficiarios del doctorado.
- Determinar cómo la experiencia en investigación académica se traduce en el empleo y las ganancias de la industria.
Principales métodos:
- Los datos administrativos combinados de UMETRICS sobre estudiantes graduados con los datos de la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos para ocho universidades.
- Se analizaron las ganancias y los resultados de la colocación laboral de los beneficiarios de doctorado de 2009-2011, que abarcan 2010-2012.
Principales resultados:
- Casi el 40% de los titulados de doctorado ingresaron a la industria, asegurando empleos en servicios profesionales y de alta tecnología.
- Estas personas encontraron empleo de manera desproporcionada en grandes empresas de altos salarios.
- La agrupación geográfica del empleo se observó cerca de las universidades de formación, junto con la distribución nacional.
- Se observaron variaciones significativas en los resultados de la colocación en diferentes campos académicos.
Conclusiones:
- Los becarios de doctorado contribuyen significativamente a la economía, en particular en los sectores de alto crecimiento.
- El estudio pone de relieve el valor económico generado por la investigación académica y la formación de posgrado.
- Las políticas y las estrategias de compromiso entre la universidad y la industria pueden aprovechar estos hallazgos.
Videos de Conceptos Relacionados
Applications of Life Tables
413
Life tables are versatile across various fields, providing a quantitative basis for analyzing mortality and survival rates. Whether used by demographers, actuaries, epidemiologists, or sociologists, life tables offer valuable insights into the dynamics of life and death, facilitating informed decisions in public health, insurance, conservation, and beyond. Their broad applicability highlights the interconnectedness of demographic data with practical outcomes in everyday life and strategic...
413
Regression Toward the Mean
7.3K
Regression toward the mean (“RTM”) is a phenomenon in which extremely high or low values—for example, and individual’s blood pressure at a particular moment—appear closer to a group’s average upon remeasuring. Although this statistical peculiarity is the result of random error and chance, it has been problematic across various medical, scientific, financial and psychological applications. In particular, RTM, if not taken into account, can interfere when...
7.3K
Outliers and Influential Points
6.7K
An outlier is an observation of data that does not fit the rest of the data. It is sometimes called an extreme value. When you graph an outlier, it will appear not to fit the pattern of the graph. Some outliers are due to mistakes (for example, writing down 50 instead of 500), while others may indicate that something unusual is happening. Outliers are present far from the least squares line in the vertical direction. They have large "errors," where the "error" or residual is the...
6.7K
Expected Frequencies in Goodness-of-Fit Tests
8.8K
A goodness-of-fit test is conducted to determine whether the observed frequency values are statistically similar to the frequencies expected for the dataset. Suppose the expected frequencies for a dataset are equal such as when predicting the frequency of any number appearing when casting a die. In that case, the expected frequency is the ratio of the total number of observations (n) to the number of categories (k).
8.8K
Types of Biopharmaceutical Studies: Controlled and Non-Controlled Approaches
529
Biopharmaceutical studies constitute a vital field aiming to enhance drug delivery methods and refine therapeutic approaches, drawing upon diverse interdisciplinary knowledge. In research methodologies, the choice between controlled and non-controlled studies significantly influences the study's reliability and accuracy.
Non-controlled studies, commonly employed for initial exploration, lack a control group, rendering them susceptible to biases and external influences. In contrast,...
Non-controlled studies, commonly employed for initial exploration, lack a control group, rendering them susceptible to biases and external influences. In contrast,...
529
P-value
9.4K
P-value is one of the most crucial concepts in statistics.
P-value stands for the probability value. P-value is the probability that, if the null hypothesis is true, the results from another randomly selected sample will be as extreme or more extreme as the results obtained from the given sample.
A large P-value calculated from the data indicates to not reject the null hypothesis. But a higher P-value does not mean that the null hypothesis is true. The smaller the P-value, the more...
P-value stands for the probability value. P-value is the probability that, if the null hypothesis is true, the results from another randomly selected sample will be as extreme or more extreme as the results obtained from the given sample.
A large P-value calculated from the data indicates to not reject the null hypothesis. But a higher P-value does not mean that the null hypothesis is true. The smaller the P-value, the more...
9.4K

