1. Recent news and updates from Norway Use of statistics from the data warehouse
Natasha Harkness

2. When/why do we need statistics
Track the change in applicants’ behaviour
Discover deviation from the rules when we control and register general certificates of secondary education (GCSEs) in the National database and use in the automatic admission process
Assist the Ministry of education in various issues:
Changing admissions regulations (general and special admissions criteria, selection of the applicants)

3. Before: developer driven statistical reports
Sql → statistical report
(shows this year’s applicants with
GCSEs that did not pass the
documentation requirements
specified by the authorities)

4. Data warehouse
Database for general certificates of secondary education
(Soon 1 mln GCSEs)
Data warehouse
Statistical reports ↑
Joint data
Programs
Subjects
Grades
GPA
Application database
(Over applicants each year)
Applicants
Admissions requirements

5. Now: administrative manager driven statistics
Data warehouse →
statistical report
shows this year’s applicants
with GCSEs that did not pass
the documentation requirements
specified by the authorities
Deviation from the rules easier
identified and presented.
Variables for the desired report are easily
modified

6. Report example for the Ministry of Education
Question «What if we did something else?»
Estimate the ammount of qualified applicants in case of introducing new admissions requirements. Show the results for both genders
Here introducing special requirements for nurse studies (minimum grades in Norwegian and Math and minimum GPA)
Results (obvious) → The more you require the fewer potential applicants you get. Still details vary and are easily discovered and analysed by use of statistical reports from the data warehouse

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