This study explored the rates of retention among students who entered a campus recreation facility. The purpose of the study was to determine the statistical significance of the rates of retention within several commonly studied demographic categories. Recent research in the field reported that student participation in campus recreation programs contributes to student retention. The researchers in this study also sought to determine whether there was a significant impact on campus recreation participants to return not only to the campus recreation center but to the university during the following fall term. Data were collected during a specific spring and subsequent fall semester to determine whether those who entered the recreation center during the spring enrolled in the fall term. Student entries were initially categorized by the number of visits 1–30, 31–60, 61–90, and 91–120 and were compared to students who did not enter. A χ² analysis was conducted to compare the data collected from spring to fall terms and the results were separated by gender and overall participation. This suggests a positive relationship between entry into the recreation center and student retention from the spring to fall terms.

这项研究探讨了进入校园娱乐场所的学生的保留率。这项研究的目的是确定几种经常研究的人口统计类别中的保留率的统计意义。该领域的最新研究报告说，学生参加校园休闲计划有助于留住学生。这项研究的研究人员还试图确定是否会对校园休闲参与者产生重大影响，使其在接下来的秋季学期不仅返回校园休闲中心，而且返回大学。在特定的春季和随后的秋季学期收集数据，以确定春季期间进入娱乐中心的人员是否入学秋季学期。最初按访问次数1-30、31-60、61-90和91-120对学生入场分类，然后将其与未进入的学生进行比较。χ进行了^2次分析，以比较从春季到秋季收集的数据，并按性别和总体参与程度将结果分开。这表明从春季到秋季，进入娱乐中心与留住学生之间存在正相关关系。