Macleans University Ranking Analysis
The Canadian magazine Macleans has for several years published an annual ranking of Canadian universities based on the undergraduate experience they offer. Macleans means to provide perspective university students with an idea of what is available to them. What most of these potential students fail to understand and question is how to ascertain the validity of the study. It is taken for granted that the study is reliable and valid based solely on the reputation of Macleans magazine. The study fails to address how the data was collected and to provide information on the sources used. This begs to question the reliability and validity of the study. The ranking of a university was based on how well it placed according to about twenty measures. To start off with, the universities were divided into three categories: primarily undergraduate, comprehensive, and medical doctoral. This division is to group together universities with similar structures and mandates, so as to not give one an edge over another. Within these categories the universities are evaluated based on student body, classes, faculty, finances, library and reputation. Within these sub-categories there are further breakdowns of evaluation.
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