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Table 7 Averaged marginal effects of pre-admission variables on student GPA scores

From: Assessing the predictive validity of pre-admission criteria on dental students’ academic performance: a cross-sectional study

Factor

Average Marginal Effect

SE

z

p

95% CI Lower

95% CI Upper

Achievement Test Score

0.01

0.00

2.29

0.022

0.00

0.01

Age

-0.08

0.02

-4.02

 < 0.001

-0.12

-0.04

Aptitude Test Score

0.00

0.00

-1.36

0.175

-0.01

0.00

English Proficiency

0.06

0.03

1.83

0.067

0.00

0.13

Father’s education level

0.00

0.02

0.08

0.938

-0.04

0.05

Mother’s education level

-0.03

0.02

-1.57

0.116

-0.08

0.01

High School Grade

0.04

0.01

5.16

 < 0.001

0.02

0.05

Living with parents

0.09

0.05

1.90

0.057

0.00

0.18

Gender (Male)

-0.03

0.04

-0.75

0.451

-0.10

0.05

Marital Status (Married)

-0.09

0.10

-0.88

0.381

-0.29

0.11

Current Study Year

0.01

0.02

0.53

0.596

-0.03

0.06

Suspended status (Suspended)

-0.45

0.09

-4.77

 < 0.001

-0.63

-0.26