Centennial Honors College
Western Illinois University
Undergraduate Research Day 2012
Poster Presentation
What Effect Do Certain Variables Have on Broker Disciplinary Actions?
Jennifer Gorecki
Faculty Mentor: Don T. Johnson
Accounting and Finance
The purpose of this research project is to determine what effect certain variables have
on the disciplinary actions taken on real estate brokers in the United States. The
variables that are used are the first broker exam fees, original license fee, the number of
examinations that were taken, the number of examinations that were passed, the
number of brokers required to maintain trust/escrow, the number of complaints
received, and licenses granted to nonresidents of that state. Both the number of
complaints and the number of complaints resulting in disciplinary action are taken as a
percentage in each respective category. The other independent variables are in their
original format (number). After performing a statistical regression with the data, the
results show that the number of examinations passed was positively correlated with the
disciplinary actions that were taken in each respective state. The report shows in
further detail the exact reaction each independent variable had with the dependent
variable.