标题：Multiple Regression Analysis of the Impact of Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Scores on the final Cumulative Grade Point Average(CGPA) of Students of Tertiary Institutions in Ghana
摘要：The purpose of the research was to determine if SSCE scores, session and sex of students imparts negatively or positively on each student FCGPA score at the tertiary level. Data were compiled from the student records of various departments. The information sought were on gender, the session (morning or evening), the cumulative grade points average and the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination(SSCE) scores of the 2006 to 2009 year group of students. The multiple linear regression with interaction was used to analysis the data. It was found that students who to attend the morning session on the average obtain higher FCGPA than their evening counterparts. It was also identified that there is no relation between a student’s sex and his or her cumulative grade points average (CGPA) at 5% significance level. Also a student who enters Koforidua Polytechnic with the “best SSCE” scores obtains the highest cumulative grade point average (CGPA).
关键词：multiple linear regression; CGPA; student performance; examination scores
