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Mandeville, Garrett K. – 1988
This paper describes and evaluates a computerized system, MATCH, which is being used in South Carolina to match or link student records from year to year. The functioning of MATCH and its specific features are described, and its use in matching student test scores is detailed. The problem of mismatched records and the use of visual editing to…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Data Analysis
Download full textIngels, Steven J.; And Others – 1990
This manual is designed to familiarize data users with the procedures followed for data collection and processing of the base-year school component of the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88). A corollary objective is to provide the necessary documentation for use of the data files. The manual provides a wide range of…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Processing, Databases
National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988. Base Year: Teacher Component Data File User's Manual.
Ingels, Steven J.; And Others – 1990
This manual will familiarize data users with the procedures followed for data collection and processing of the base-year teacher component of the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988. A corollary objective is to provide the necessary documentation for use of the data files. The manual provides a wide range of information on topics related…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Processing, Databases
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1982
These three users' manuals are for specific files of the High School and Beyond Study, a national longitudinal study of high school sophomores and seniors in 1980. The three files are computerized databases that are available on magnetic tape. As one component of base year data collection, information identifying twins, triplets, and some non-twin…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Data Collection, Data Processing, Databases
Peer reviewedRiccobono, John; Henderson, Louise B.; Burkheimer, Graham J.; Place, Carol; Levinsohn, Jay R. – National Center for Education Statistics, 1981
The National Longitudinal Study (NLS) of the High School Class of 1972 is a large-scale long-term survey effort supported by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement in the U.S. Department of Education. NLS is designed to provide statistics on a national sample…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, National Surveys, Followup Studies, High School Graduates
