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Appendix E: List of Variables
Pages 241-246

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From page 241...
... For computer science, refereed papers from conferences were used as well as articles.1 The list of journals included in the ISI database can be found here: http://science.thomsonreuters.com/mjl/. To find the precise journal coverage for the 2005-2006 period, contact Thomson Reuters.
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From page 242...
... Percent Non-Asian Minority Faculty of Core and New Faculty, 2006∗∗: Data from the program questionnaire were used for this variable. For each program the data reported for question B7, the race/ethnicity of core and new faculty in the program, was used to compute the ratio of non-Hispanic Blacks, Hispanic, and American Indians or Alaska Natives to that of non-Hispanic Whites, non-Hispanic Blacks, Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islanders, and American Indians or Alaska Natives.
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From page 243...
... For each program question E8 reported the type of support full-time graduate students received during fall term each year of enrollment. This variable is defined as the data for first-year students who were supported by both internal fellowships and internal assistantships divided by the total number of first year students.
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From page 244...
... This was used to compute the percentage by taking the number of female graduate students divided by the total number of doctoral students. Percent International Students, 2006: Data from the program questionnaire were used for this variable.
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From page 245...
... Question A1 reported whether or not the institution provided health care insurance for its graduate students. If the response to this question was yes, then a value of 1 was given to this variable.
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From page 246...
... 3=South Atlantic (Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida) 4=South Central (Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana)
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