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Estimating a prediction model for the early identification of low employability graduates in Malaysia

This paper describes the development of a prediction model for the early identification of low employability graduates in Malaysia.A total of five proportional hazard models are estimated and using the criteria of percentage correctly and wrongly predicted, a prediction model is selected based on th...

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Main Authors: Awang Hashim, Rosna, Lim, Hock Eam, Yatim, Bidin, Tengku Ariffin, Tengku Faekah, Zubairi, Ainol Madziah, Yon, Haniza, Osman, Omar
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Published: World Scientific Publishing Company 2015
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HC Economic History and Conditions
Online Access:http://repo.uum.edu.my/16583/
http://doi.org/10.1142/S0217590815500277
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spelling my.uum.repo.165832016-04-27T01:28:34Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/16583/ Estimating a prediction model for the early identification of low employability graduates in Malaysia Awang Hashim, Rosna Lim, Hock Eam Yatim, Bidin Tengku Ariffin, Tengku Faekah Zubairi, Ainol Madziah Yon, Haniza Osman, Omar HC Economic History and Conditions This paper describes the development of a prediction model for the early identification of low employability graduates in Malaysia.A total of five proportional hazard models are estimated and using the criteria of percentage correctly and wrongly predicted, a prediction model is selected based on the percentage correctly predicted.The percentile of the predicted hazard rate is used as the employability index (EI).In the context of Malaysia, it is recommended that the 5th percentile graduates be considered as low employability graduates.With this early identification tool, specific intervention programs can be tailored for the right target groups. World Scientific Publishing Company 2015 Article PeerReviewed Awang Hashim, Rosna and Lim, Hock Eam and Yatim, Bidin and Tengku Ariffin, Tengku Faekah and Zubairi, Ainol Madziah and Yon, Haniza and Osman, Omar (2015) Estimating a prediction model for the early identification of low employability graduates in Malaysia. The Singapore Economic Review, 60 (04). p. 1550027. ISSN 0217-5908 http://doi.org/10.1142/S0217590815500277 doi:10.1142/S0217590815500277
institution Universiti Utara Malaysia
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country Malaysia
content_provider Universiti Utara Malaysia
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topic HC Economic History and Conditions
spellingShingle HC Economic History and Conditions
Awang Hashim, Rosna
Lim, Hock Eam
Yatim, Bidin
Tengku Ariffin, Tengku Faekah
Zubairi, Ainol Madziah
Yon, Haniza
Osman, Omar
Estimating a prediction model for the early identification of low employability graduates in Malaysia
description This paper describes the development of a prediction model for the early identification of low employability graduates in Malaysia.A total of five proportional hazard models are estimated and using the criteria of percentage correctly and wrongly predicted, a prediction model is selected based on the percentage correctly predicted.The percentile of the predicted hazard rate is used as the employability index (EI).In the context of Malaysia, it is recommended that the 5th percentile graduates be considered as low employability graduates.With this early identification tool, specific intervention programs can be tailored for the right target groups.
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author Awang Hashim, Rosna
Lim, Hock Eam
Yatim, Bidin
Tengku Ariffin, Tengku Faekah
Zubairi, Ainol Madziah
Yon, Haniza
Osman, Omar
author_facet Awang Hashim, Rosna
Lim, Hock Eam
Yatim, Bidin
Tengku Ariffin, Tengku Faekah
Zubairi, Ainol Madziah
Yon, Haniza
Osman, Omar
author_sort Awang Hashim, Rosna
title Estimating a prediction model for the early identification of low employability graduates in Malaysia
title_short Estimating a prediction model for the early identification of low employability graduates in Malaysia
title_full Estimating a prediction model for the early identification of low employability graduates in Malaysia
title_fullStr Estimating a prediction model for the early identification of low employability graduates in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Estimating a prediction model for the early identification of low employability graduates in Malaysia
title_sort estimating a prediction model for the early identification of low employability graduates in malaysia
publisher World Scientific Publishing Company
publishDate 2015
url http://repo.uum.edu.my/16583/
http://doi.org/10.1142/S0217590815500277
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