UW Profiles Release: Bug Fix in Graduation/Retention Data Model
Based on user feedback, we released an update to the UW Profiles Graduation/Retention Data Model to resolve a bug. The issue and resolution are described in the Change Summary Below.
This update affects the following UW Profiles dashboards:
Change Summary:
The issue in the data model was that for the spring cohort, the 1 Qtr Retention rate displayed on the UG Retention and Graduation Rates dashboard was incorrectly showing the rate based on summer quarter enrollment, not fall quarter enrollment. This resulted in incorrect 1 Qtr Retention rates displaying in the dashboard (i.e. a 1 Qtr retention rate in the 40s range, instead of in the 80s/90s range). Please note, the other quarters (fall and winter) were and are correctly calculating 1 Qtr retention.
The data source in the UG Graduation/Retention Data Model was updated to look at the appropriate quarter for the 1 Qtr retention calculation. The update was tested internally, and validated with users.
Questions:
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to write help@uw.edu with “UW Profiles: UG Retention/Graduation Bug Fix” in the subject line.