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Analysis Term Settings is a term-specific configuration used by Platinum Analytics. When a term is chosen as an "analysis term" (term to be analyzed by Platinum), related terms and student population data is inherited automatically. This is configured in advance on the term record rather than re-entered each time an analysis is performed.
To configure Analysis Term Settings:
1.Select Terms from the Academics tab.
2.Click on the term name to open its form for editing.
3.Click the Analysis Term Settings tab at the top of the form.
4.Confirm the Analysis Term (the term being configured) from the drop-down list.
5.Select the term just before the analysis term as the Prior Term from the drop-down list.
6.Select a Base Line Term using the drop-down list. The base line term should be the last "like" term, prior to the analysis term.
7.In the Like Terms panel, click Add Term(s) to add rows to the list and then select the historical "like" terms for Historical Analysis (trend analysis).
8.For each "like" term, select its prior term.
9.For each row, enter weights totaling 100% to indicate the emphasis placed on each like term in the trending process.
10.Click Select Students to begin defining the student population to be included in the analysis.
11.Use the Select Students window to set the parameters that will include the appropriate students. Options include:
•Students by Status
•Students by Program
•Students by Availability Template
•Students by Student Type
•Students by Campus
•Students by Level
12.Click View Students to review the students that will be associated with the analysis to make sure you are getting the students you expect.
13.Optionally, you may instead load a student population that has already been defined in another sandbox. To use this option, click Load Sandbox Student Selection and choose the sandbox file that has the desired student population.
14.Click OK when finished. The student count is reflected on the Select Students option.
15.Click Save and Close to save the Term settings. These settings are now inherited by analysis processes when the analysis term is chosen.