An Investigation of the Relationship Between the Success of Countries at the Shenzhen 2011 Summer Universiade with Educational and Demo-Economic Factors

摘要

The purpose of this study was to predict the success of countries participating at the Schenzen 2011 Summer Universiade Games based on educational and demo-economic factors. The present study was causal-comparative and applied. The statistical population consisted of 152 participant countries at the Shenzhen 2011 Summer Universiade Games (not previously analyzed). The statistical sample included 65 winner countries. The data were collected from different English sources and valid websites: World Bank and Shenzhen 2011 summer Universiade .K-S, One way ANOVA and stepwise multiple regression tests were utilized. K-S test determined data normality (P< 0.05). The results showed a significant relationship between the success of countries at the Shenzhen 2011 Summer Universiade Games and all educational and demo-economic factors (Population, GDP, literacy rate youth total (percentage of people aged 15-24, Expenditure per tertiary student (% of GDP), Team size, Ex-host) factors. The results of stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that among educational and demo-economic factors, Team size (β = 0.86) and Population (β = 0.15) were able to significantly predict the success of countries at the Shenzhen 2011 Summer Universiade Games (R2=0/88, P<0.0001).