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APPENDIX F Weights and Variables for the Dimensional Measures
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... data Biological Sciences 0.26 0.26 0.14 0.17 0.17 Health Sciences 0.24 0.29 0.14 0.16 0.16 Engineering 0.34 0.20 0.10 0.18 0.18 Physical Sciences 0.29 0.23 0.12 0.18 0.18 Agricultural Sciences 0.28 0.23 0.12 0.18 0.18 Social Sciences 0.27 0.24 0.12 0.18 0.18 Humanities 0.29 0.25 0.11 0.17 0.17 * For the humanities, the completion time is 8 years 175 PREPUBLICATION COPY -- UNEDITED PROOFS
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... Table 3c Diversity of the Academic Environment Percent core or new Percent students Percent Percent faculty Percent core or underrepresented students students underrepresented new faculty female minority female international Average Weights minority Biological Sciences 0.14 0.23 0.30 0.25 0.09 Health Sciences 0.24 0.14 0.38 0.18 0.07 Engineering 0.13 0.16 0.26 0.27 0.18 Physical Sciences 0.10 0.20 0.20 0.29 0.21 Agricultural Sciences 0.15 0.17 0.30 0.22 0.15 Social Sciences 0.22 0.20 0.26 0.17 0.16 Humanities 0.21 0.24 0.20 0.18 0.16 176 PREPUBLICATION COPY -- UNEDITED PROOFS
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