Multiple regression analyses using college freshman grade point average as the dependent variable and six high school scores as predictor variables were performed separately in 10 undergraduate colleges of the City University of New York. The multiple correlation coefficients, derived on the cross-validation samples, substantially reinforced the previously reported finding that females are more predictable than males in academic settings.
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