Analítica de datos: un enfoque de ingeniería estadística para el análisis de la deserción universitaria

Palabras clave: Deserción estudiantil, educación superior, factores socioeconómicos, análisis multivariante, retención universitaria

Resumen

Este estudio tiene como objetivo analizar los factores determinantes de la deserción estudiantil en instituciones de educación superior en Ecuador mediante técnicas de modelado estadístico multivariado. Se empleó un enfoque cuantitativo, con diseño descriptivo-correlacional y corte transversal, a partir de encuestas aplicadas a estudiantes seleccionados mediante muestreo probabilístico. El procesamiento de la información se realizó mediante técnicas multivariadas orientadas a identificar relaciones significativas entre variables socioeconómicas, académicas y de apoyo social. Los resultados evidencian que la situación económica familiar, el apoyo social y el rendimiento académico presentan una incidencia estadísticamente significativa en la probabilidad de deserción estudiantil. En particular, las limitaciones económicas y el bajo desempeño académico incrementan el riesgo de abandono, mientras que el apoyo social actúa como factor protector. Se concluye que la deserción responde a una interacción de factores estructurales e individuales, aportando evidencia empírica relevante para el diseño de políticas y estrategias institucionales orientadas a mejorar la retención y permanencia en la educación superior.

Biografía del autor/a

Flavio Jesús Jiménez Mejía

Magíster en Pedagogía con mención Matemáticas - Universidad Espíritu Santo (Ecuador), e-mail: flavio.jimenezm@docentes.educacion.edu.ec- ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8780-980X

Fausto Caicedo Benavides

Magíster en Sistemas de Control y Automatización Industrial - Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo (Ecuador), e-mail: fcaicedo@espoch.edu.ec - ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9289-6286

Christian Flores Arévalo

Máster Universitario en Ingeniería Matemática y Computación - Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo (Ecuador), e-mail: giovanni.flores@espoch.edu.ec - ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0132-8326

Gabriela Mercedes Mafla Medina

Magíster en Sistemas de Control y Automatización Industrial - Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo (Ecuador), e-mail: gabriela.mafla@espoch.edu.ec - ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7175-8041

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2026-09-03
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Jiménez Mejía, F. J., Caicedo Benavides, F., Flores Arévalo, C., & Mafla Medina, G. M. (2026). Analítica de datos: un enfoque de ingeniería estadística para el análisis de la deserción universitaria. Revista Venezolana De Gerencia, 31(116), e3111616. Recuperado a partir de https://www.produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/rvg/article/view/46172
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