Measuring Factors Effecting MBA Students' Academic Performance by Using Categorical Regression Analysis: A Case Study of Institution of Business Economics, Istanbul University

The aim of this study is to determine some factors effecting MBA Students' performance at Institution of Business Economics of Istanbul University. Accordingly, demographic, social, individual and organizational factors are studied. A survey is conducted to collect the data. Categorical Regression Analysis (CATREG) is applied as Statistical Method. CATREG is an optimal scaling method and can be used when the dependent variable and also the independent variables are any combination of numeric, nominal and ordinal. Categorical regression quantifies categorical data by assigning numerical values to the categories, resulting in an optimal linear regression equation for the transformed variables.