PROFESSOR SUCCESS IN RESPECT TO

HIGH VS. LOWRANKED UNIVERSITIES

Tim Husty, Abdullah Alshaikh, Alison Lin, Wadha Alqahtani

Overview:

Introduction Research Hypothesis Data Collection Data Summary Analysis Conclusions Recommendations

Introduction:

Success:Income/WealthSelf Safety/SecurityFamilyCareer/Career Stability

Introduction (con’t):

Colleges/Universities:High-RankedLow-Ranked

Rankings from: http://www.webometrics.info/rankbycountry.asp?country=cnzoomhighlight=Xi%27an+jiaotong+university

University RankingsUniversity of Wisconsin

9University of Pennsylvania

11Pennsylvania State University

12University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

15University of Maryland

18Purdue Universit

19Indiana University

24Ohio University

39University of Notre Dame

91University of Kansas

96Auburn University

155University of Miami

198Temple University

308Wake Forest University

382Tulan University

432Washington and Lee University

713Howard University

1133Colgate University

1143Xi'an Jiaotong University

1173Millersville University

1442Bloomsburg Universtiy

1514Franklin and Marshall College

1621University of Scranton

1680Moravian College

1857East Stroudsburg University

1873Wilkes University

2335Marywood University

2466Illinois College

7034

What We Are Looking For (Research Hypotheses):

Do more than 50% of Wilkes professors have PhD’s?

Do high degree professors obtain jobs faster than low degree professors?

What is the probability that a professor taught at Wilkes for more than 16 years?

Were professors able to find a job after college in less than a year?

Target Audience:

Wilkes University ProfessorsBusinessScienceEducationCommunication

Sampling Plan: We created and then collected 23

questionnaires for professors

Method of Survey Administration: We personally handed out and collected

questionnaires from Wilkes professors

Summary of Respondents: Our questionnaire asked 8 questions:

Mandatory:○ 1.) Colleges/University attended (all that apply)○ 2.) Degree earned (all that apply)○ 3.) How long after college were you able to obtain a full-time job? (circle

best answer)○ 4.) How many years have you already taught at Wilkes University?

(circle best answer)○ 5.) What department do you teach? (all that apply)○ 6.) Which factors do you believe define SUCCESS from your

perspective? (rate)○ 7.) Do you plan on receiving higher education in the future?

Optional:○ 1.) What is your approximate yearly income?

Statistics

Data TableHighest Degree Earned

Bachelor's 1

Master's 2

Doctorate 3

Ph. D 4Time it took to obtain job

Less than 1 year 1

1-2 years 2

2-3 years 3

More than 3 years 4Years teaching at Wilkes

<1-5 Years 1

6-10 years 2

11-15 years 3

16 or more years 4Department

Business 1

Science 2

Education 3

Communication 4Success: Most & Least Important

Income/Wealth 1

Self Safety/Security 2

Family 3

Career/Career Stability 4Higher Education?

No 0

Yes 1

Income

Ph.D Masters Bachelors$0

$20,000

$40,000

$60,000

$80,000

$100,000

$120,000

Income by Department

Department Number Missing Min Max Median Mean

Science 6 2 $75000 $106,000 $95,000 $92,750

Business 7 5 $65000 $75000 $70000 $70000Education 7 4 $38,000 $75,000 $65,000 $59,333.33

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Less than 1 year 11-2 years 22-3 years 3More than 3 years 4

Time It Took Professors To Obtain a Job After College

Teaching duration

8.7

30.4

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47.8

11-15 years 16 or more years6-10 years <1-5 Years

Probability of teaching for at least 16 years is about 30%

Choice Number Percent

Career/Career Stability 4 17.4

Family 16 69.6

Income/Wealth 2 8.7

Self safety/security 1 4.3

Most Important To Success

1 2 3 40

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4.5

Success: Most & Least Important Income/Wealth 1Self Safety/Security 2Family 3

Career/Career Stability 4

Highest Degree Earned

Bachelor's 1Master's 2Doctorate 3

Ph. D 4

How Does Success Rank With Regards To Degree Earned?

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Highest Degree Earned

Bachelor's 1Master's 2Doctorate 3

Ph. D 4

Department Business 1Science 2Education 3Communication 4

Which Department Has the Highest Degree Earned?

HYPOTHESIS TESTSsample

proportion 2.90

population proportion 12

std error 0.9944

sample size 23

Do more than 50% of Wilkes professors have their Ph'D?    

NULL: <= 50%mMore than 50% of Wilkes professors do not have Ph'D

ALTERNATIVE: > 50%m More than 50% of Wilkes professors have Ph'Done-tailed or two-tailed? 1

test statistic (obs) -43.89

critical measure 0.83

obs > critical?

p-value 0.00000

a-level 0.05

p-value < a-level? Yes

Reject the Null

HYPOTHESIS TESTS sample mean 1 2.90

stdev 1 99%

pooled sample stdev 0.944 sample size 1 23

std error 0.278 sample mean 2 1.39

stdev 2 89%

Do high degree professors obtain jobs faster than low degree professors? sample size 2 23

NULL: 1 <= 2m m

High degree professors do not obtain jobs faster than low degree professors

ALTERNATIVE: 1 > 2m mHigh degree professors do obtain jobs faster than low degree professors

one-tailed or two tailed? 1 enter only 1 or 2

type of test? t test

enter only z or t

test statistic (obs) 5.418

critical measure 1.680degrees of freedom 44

|obs| > critical??

p-value 0.000

a-level 0.050 ←enter alpha level here  

p-value < a-level??

YesReject the NULL

HYPOTHESIS TESTS sample mean 2.22

population mean 2.2174

stdev 1.35

sample size 23

Have Professors at Wilkes taught for 6 to 10 year?    

NULL: = 3 m Professors at Wilkes taught for 6 to 10 year  

ALTERNATIVE: < > 3m Professors at Wilkes taught for more than 10 year

one-tailed or two-tailed? 2

test statistic (obs) 0.00

critical measure 2.07 degrees of freedom 22

|obs| > critical?

p-value 1.00

a-level 0.05

p-value < a-level? NO

Reject the Alternative

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f(x) = − 0.0859683794466403 x + 2.42292490118577R² = 0.42791723202171

f(x) = 0.161067193675889 x − 0.671936758893281R² = 0.465208712704861

Highest Degree Earned Vs Time it took them to obtain the job

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Regression Analysis

Conclusion:

Relevant findings:

More than 50% of Wilkes professors have their PhD.All professors who took questionnaire got a full time

job less than one to two years after graduation.The science department at Wilkes has the highest

rate of income.Probability of teaching for at least 16 years is about 30%.69.6% of professors believe family to be most important to

success.Professors with a PhD believe family to be most important

to success; Bachelor’s: Income.

Recomendations:

Increase the number of questionnaires handed out to professors.

Use online surveys Increase the number of open-ended and

closed-ended questions. Expand to other Universities. Avoid asking direct questions (Ex:

Income) **give free gift for filling out survey!!

Sources: http://www.webometrics.info/rankbycountry.asp?

country=cnzoomhighlight=Xi%27an+jiaotong+university

Thank You!