Modelling of the Impact of Some Indicators about Cities in Turkey on Student Achievement by Multivariate Linear Regression Analysis

In this study it is aimed to examine the effects of some indicators about the city on the achievement of students in the entrance exams to universities which is the most proliferated central exam in Turkey. The dependent variable is the scores of students in Undergraduate Placement Exam-2016 in the fields of Turkish-Mathematics; Turkish-Social and Mathematics-Science. The independent variables are the variables in Life Indexes in Provinces. The multivariate linear regression analysis has been employed. According to findings, education, infrastructure and life satisfaction variables have a statistical meaningful impact on the success in the field of Turkish Mathematics. Change in these variables explains the 70,2% of change of the student achievement in the Mathematics-Turkish branches in a city. Income and wealth, education, infrastructure services have statistically meaningful impact on the success of students in the Turkish Social branch. Change in these variables explains the 60,1% chance of the students achievement in the Turkish-Social branches in a city. Education has a statistically meaningful effect to the success of students in Mathematics-Science branches. Change in this variable explains the 55,1% of the change of students achievement in the Mathematics- Science branch