comp_data_prep: Completions Data Preperation

In jstrin/PhDProfiles: Group of Functions for the Creation of PhD Profiles at Boston University

Description

comp_data_prep modifies the PhD Completion by Hegis report and returns a dataframe that is ready for plotting by calculatiing totals and attrition rates

Usage

comp_data_prep(dfCompletion_report)

Arguments

dfCompletion_report

a copy of the 'PhD Completion by Hegis Code Template - AY[AY] thru [AY] - [date]' report imported from the xlsx

Value

A data frame with one row per program/cohort and completion year. There is a variable

• Col is the college;

• Hegis.Cd is HEGIS code of the phd program;

• Hegis.Description is the HEGIS description fo the phd program;

• Cohort.Year is the academic year of the entering cohort e.g., 02-03 is the cohort that began in Fall 2002;

• Cohort.Size number of students in the entering cohort;

• AcadYear numeric variable indicating the academic year of the entering cohort (e.g., "02-03" would have a value of 2003)

• Count numeric varialbe indicating the cumulative number of students who have completed the program

• Year string/character variable indicating the year in program

• Per.Cohort string/character indicating the percentage of the cohort that completed the PhD by the Year

jstrin/PhDProfiles documentation built on June 22, 2019, 12:44 a.m.