Table 3 The top 10 entry subjects for...

Table 3

The top 10 entry subjects for Departments A through E sorted by the proposed score

Entry subject	Score×10⁻⁶	κ_opt	NMAE	Sample size	Δμ
Department A (210 training samples)
Pure Mathematics Unit 2	1617.0	21	0.895	105	0.094
Pure Mathematics Unit 1	1238.7	24	0.879	114	0.060
Chemistry Unit 1	488.4	30	0.889	42	0.048
Chemistry Unit 2	394.3	30	0.931	40	0.065
Applied Maths Unit 1	376.5	30	0.974	38	0.174
Physics Unit 2	341.6	30	0.922	92	0.022
Caribbean Studies Unit 1	117.7	24	0.897	185	0.025
Information Tech Unit 1	106.3	30	0.983	73	0.038
Applied Maths Unit 2	86.9	30	0.994	38	0.174
Comm Studies Unit 1	77.5	12	0.893	191	0.044
Department B (369 training samples)
Biology Unit 1	629.5	30	0.851	309	0.056
Biology Unit 2	484.0	30	0.896	303	0.056
Pure Mathematics Unit 2	473.9	30	0.961	83	0.118
Pure Mathematics Unit 1	336.7	30	0.970	90	0.098
Chemistry Unit 1	187.8	30	0.896	258	0.012
Environ Science Unit 2	132.1	30	0.933	182	0.007
Chemistry Unit 2	98.9	24	0.900	255	0.009
Comm Studies Unit 1	40.5	15	0.929	334	0.027
Mgmt of Business Unit 1	23.7	30	0.992	7	0.334
Environ Science Unit 1	15.8	30	0.984	182	0.004
Department C (129 training samples)
Caribbean Studies Unit 1	3431.0	30	0.599	117	0.197
Chemistry Unit 2	2699.5	30	0.852	80	0.104
Comm Studies Unit 1	2337.9	24	0.706	120	0.307
Biology Unit 2	1096.4	15	0.962	61	0.263
Applied Maths Unit 1	830.0	30	0.915	10	0.271
Pure Mathematics Unit 2	612.5	15	0.649	84	0.022
Physics Unit 1	568.7	21	0.792	93	0.030
Chemistry Unit 1	431.7	9	0.906	82	0.090
Applied Maths Unit 2	302.4	24	0.973	9	0.428
Pure Mathematics Unit 1	284.8	27	0.768	85	0.008
Department D (120 training samples)
Chemistry Unit 1	5659.5	30	0.861	47	0.222
Applied Maths Unit 2	5039.0	30	0.807	62	0.116
Pure Mathematics Unit 2	4879.4	30	0.599	113	0.448
Physics Unit 2	3096.5	30	0.775	59	0.062
Chemistry Unit 2	2973.6	18	0.888	45	0.255
Comm Studies Unit 1	2849.6	30	0.792	114	0.589
Applied Maths Unit 1	1540.4	30	0.941	62	0.116
Physics Unit 1	1068.0	30	0.911	60	0.050
Pure Mathematics Unit 1	596.6	15	0.903	114	0.529
Environ Science Unit 2	67.2	30	0.991	5	0.389
Department E (61 training samples)
Pure Mathematics Unit 1	3322.2	30	0.923	28	0.203
Biology Unit 2	431.8	12	0.958	33	0.120
Caribbean Studies Unit 1	155.1	6	0.957	56	0.474
Biology Unit 1	148.7	12	0.979	34	0.087
Pure Mathematics Unit 2	37.2	30	0.999	27	0.179
Mgmt of Business Unit 1	21.9	30	0.993	1	0.410
Mgmt of Business Unit 2	21.9	30	0.993	1	0.410
Comm Studies Unit 1	19.8	3	0.989	56	0.474
Computer Science Unit 1	17.8	30	0.995	2	0.231
Computer Science Unit 2	17.8	30	0.995	2	0.231
All Departments (896 training samples)
Pure Mathematics Unit 2	2161.2	30	0.859	429	0.067
Pure Mathematics Unit 1	1123.1	30	0.913	445	0.057
Biology Unit 1	908.2	30	0.930	447	0.054
Biology Unit 2	851.8	30	0.933	438	0.058
Comm Studies Unit 1	447.0	30	0.873	817	0.084
Physics Unit 2	331.0	30	0.913	341	0.021
Physics Unit 1	268.1	30	0.930	343	0.022
Chemistry Unit 2	193.7	12	0.967	485	0.067
Chemistry Unit 1	182.2	12	0.964	491	0.060
Caribbean Studies Unit 1	163.7	18	0.913	808	0.067

Entry subject	Score×10⁻⁶	κ_opt	NMAE	Sample size	Δμ
Department A (210 training samples)
Pure Mathematics Unit 2	1617.0	21	0.895	105	0.094
Pure Mathematics Unit 1	1238.7	24	0.879	114	0.060
Chemistry Unit 1	488.4	30	0.889	42	0.048
Chemistry Unit 2	394.3	30	0.931	40	0.065
Applied Maths Unit 1	376.5	30	0.974	38	0.174
Physics Unit 2	341.6	30	0.922	92	0.022
Caribbean Studies Unit 1	117.7	24	0.897	185	0.025
Information Tech Unit 1	106.3	30	0.983	73	0.038
Applied Maths Unit 2	86.9	30	0.994	38	0.174
Comm Studies Unit 1	77.5	12	0.893	191	0.044
Department B (369 training samples)
Biology Unit 1	629.5	30	0.851	309	0.056
Biology Unit 2	484.0	30	0.896	303	0.056
Pure Mathematics Unit 2	473.9	30	0.961	83	0.118
Pure Mathematics Unit 1	336.7	30	0.970	90	0.098
Chemistry Unit 1	187.8	30	0.896	258	0.012
Environ Science Unit 2	132.1	30	0.933	182	0.007
Chemistry Unit 2	98.9	24	0.900	255	0.009
Comm Studies Unit 1	40.5	15	0.929	334	0.027
Mgmt of Business Unit 1	23.7	30	0.992	7	0.334
Environ Science Unit 1	15.8	30	0.984	182	0.004
Department C (129 training samples)
Caribbean Studies Unit 1	3431.0	30	0.599	117	0.197
Chemistry Unit 2	2699.5	30	0.852	80	0.104
Comm Studies Unit 1	2337.9	24	0.706	120	0.307
Biology Unit 2	1096.4	15	0.962	61	0.263
Applied Maths Unit 1	830.0	30	0.915	10	0.271
Pure Mathematics Unit 2	612.5	15	0.649	84	0.022
Physics Unit 1	568.7	21	0.792	93	0.030
Chemistry Unit 1	431.7	9	0.906	82	0.090
Applied Maths Unit 2	302.4	24	0.973	9	0.428
Pure Mathematics Unit 1	284.8	27	0.768	85	0.008
Department D (120 training samples)
Chemistry Unit 1	5659.5	30	0.861	47	0.222
Applied Maths Unit 2	5039.0	30	0.807	62	0.116
Pure Mathematics Unit 2	4879.4	30	0.599	113	0.448
Physics Unit 2	3096.5	30	0.775	59	0.062
Chemistry Unit 2	2973.6	18	0.888	45	0.255
Comm Studies Unit 1	2849.6	30	0.792	114	0.589
Applied Maths Unit 1	1540.4	30	0.941	62	0.116
Physics Unit 1	1068.0	30	0.911	60	0.050
Pure Mathematics Unit 1	596.6	15	0.903	114	0.529
Environ Science Unit 2	67.2	30	0.991	5	0.389
Department E (61 training samples)
Pure Mathematics Unit 1	3322.2	30	0.923	28	0.203
Biology Unit 2	431.8	12	0.958	33	0.120
Caribbean Studies Unit 1	155.1	6	0.957	56	0.474
Biology Unit 1	148.7	12	0.979	34	0.087
Pure Mathematics Unit 2	37.2	30	0.999	27	0.179
Mgmt of Business Unit 1	21.9	30	0.993	1	0.410
Mgmt of Business Unit 2	21.9	30	0.993	1	0.410
Comm Studies Unit 1	19.8	3	0.989	56	0.474
Computer Science Unit 1	17.8	30	0.995	2	0.231
Computer Science Unit 2	17.8	30	0.995	2	0.231
All Departments (896 training samples)
Pure Mathematics Unit 2	2161.2	30	0.859	429	0.067
Pure Mathematics Unit 1	1123.1	30	0.913	445	0.057
Biology Unit 1	908.2	30	0.930	447	0.054
Biology Unit 2	851.8	30	0.933	438	0.058
Comm Studies Unit 1	447.0	30	0.873	817	0.084
Physics Unit 2	331.0	30	0.913	341	0.021
Physics Unit 1	268.1	30	0.930	343	0.022
Chemistry Unit 2	193.7	12	0.967	485	0.067
Chemistry Unit 1	182.2	12	0.964	491	0.060
Caribbean Studies Unit 1	163.7	18	0.913	808	0.067

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