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THE JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC SCIENCES: THEORY AND PRACTICE, V.78, # 2, 2021, pp. 4-16

DISTRIBUTION AND ANALYSIS OF ADMISSION SCORES (IN
THE CASE OF AZERBAIJAN)

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Yadulla Hasanli , Nazim Hajiyev , Gunay Rahimli 3
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1,3 Scientific-Research Institute of Economic Studies, Azerbaijan State University of
Economics (UNEC), Institute of Control Sistems of ANAS e-mail:
[email protected], [email protected]
2 UNEC Business School, Research Center for Development Economics, Azerbaijan
State University of Economics, e-mail: [email protected]

Received: July 30; accepted December 03, 2021; published online December 24, 2021

ABSTRACT
The study assessed, using the Pearson χ2 test, the distribution according to the
normal and exponential law, the total scores obtained by applicants in admission
exams held by the State Examination Center of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SEC). It
was found that points scored by applicants do not follow the normal or exponential
distribution, that is, they are asymmetric. Also, based on the dynamic series for the
years of 1996-2020, an econometric evaluation was made of the dependence of the
average scores obtained by the applicants and as well as deviation from the average
score on time. According to the results of the model, it was found that with a time
trend, the average score of applicants each year increases by about 1%. We can
explain this result by the fact that with the development of science and technology,
the opportunity for applicants to access information databases (electronic libraries,
Internet, mobile phones, etc.) has increased, and this has a positive effect on the
scores collected at the entrance exams and raises the average score.

Keywords: university entrance exams, applicant (enrollee), scores, normal
distribution, statistical evaluation

Jel classification: C12, C51

INTRODUCTION
In modern times, information, technology and knowledge have become the driving
force and the factor of competitiveness for the economies of countries. A study of
the Azerbaijan economy with the CES (Constant Elasticity of Substitution)
production function has shown that there is a shortage of qualified personnel in the
country to leverage the full potential of existing capital (Hasanli Y., 2013). It should
be noted that the mobility of capital, including physical capital is much higher than
the country’s labor force.

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