This project has tried to statistically find significant factors to explain the recent lack of participation in women's athletics here at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Participation statistics and a female student athlete survey were used to determine several possible factors. Interactive analysis with SAS and Fortran was used to establish which of these factors was most influential in the low roster numbers. It was concluded that personal reasons and transferring were the most significant reasons for discontinuation of participation in women's athletics at WPI.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Gilbert, Bethany Joy

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 01D238M

Advisor

• Chen, Ming-Hui
• Kim, M.

Year

• 2001

Date created

• 2001-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mathematical Sciences

Rights statement

• In Copyright