Samukelisiwe Mathenjwa, Masengo Ilunga, Masikini Lugoma, Linda Jewell

Proceedings of the 28th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics: WMSCI 2024, pp. 110-116 (2024); https://doi.org/10.54808/WMSCI2024.01.110

Samukelisiwe Mathenjwa
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Building Science, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

Masengo Ilunga
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Building Science, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

Masikini Lugoma
Department of Mining, Minerals and Geomatics Engineering, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

Linda Jewell
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

Cite this paper as:
Mathenjwa, S., Ilunga, M., Lugoma, M., Jewell, L. (2024). An Assessment of Correlations of Student Enrolments Among Traditional Universities of South Africa. In N. Callaos, E. Gaile-Sarkane, N. Lace, B. Sánchez, M. Savoie (Eds.), Proceedings of the 28th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics: WMSCI 2024, pp. 110-116. International Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics. https://doi.org/10.54808/WMSCI2024.01.110

This paper analysed student intake, namely enrolments in traditional universities, which operate within the South African context such that they elucidate the level of connection among these institutions of higher learning. The findings of the study showed both the existence of high correlation in specific instances and weak correlations in other instances, considering enrolment as variable. Even cases of no correlations were revealed. The spuriousness of strong correlations was pinpointed and the risk that it could be used erroneously in the causality effect among enrolments in universities was stressed. It was revealed that most pairs of traditional universities were not significantly associated based on the variable under investigation.