Calculated Fields

Supporting Fields

Earnings 25th Percentile

This field selects the appropriate source variable for the 25th percentile of earnings based on the earnings period selected by the user: 1 year, 5 years, or 10 years after graduation.

The three source variables are:

  • Y1 P25 Earnings
  • Y5 P25 Earnings
  • Y10 P25 Earnings

Earnings 50th Percentile

This field selects the appropriate source variable for the 50th percentile of earnings based on the earnings period selected by the user: 1 year, 5 years, or 10 years after graduation.

The three source variables are:

  • Y1 P50 Earnings
  • Y5 P50 Earnings
  • Y10 P50 Earnings

Earnings 75th Percentile

This field selects the appropriate source variable for the 75th percentile of earnings based on the earnings period selected by the user: 1 year, 5 years, or 10 years after graduation.

The three source variables are:

  • Y1 P75 Earnings
  • Y5 P75 Earnings
  • Y10 P75 Earnings

IQR Width

This field calculates the interquartile range by substracting the 25th percentile earnings from the 75th percentile earnings. This value is then used as the length of the bar in the Gantt chart in the tool to approximate a box plot.