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Download full textSinclair, Bill; Manderscheid, Lester V. – 1974
Eleven indexes of rurality and their effect on the classification of Michigan's 83 counties were investigated. The indexes were based on different concepts of rurality: (1) percent of employment in agriculture, fishing, and forestry; (2) population density and distance to urban centers; and (3) economic conditions. Index rankings were compared to…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Classification, Cluster Grouping, Comparative Analysis
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Direct linkCarpenter, Dick – Journal of School Choice, 2006
To date, few studies have quantitatively examined within-group differences among charter schools. This is largely due to the lack of a workable typology with which to describe and classify schools. This study fills that gap with a two dimensional typology constructed from a sample of 1182 charter schools in five states--Arizona, California,…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Classification, Cluster Grouping, State Surveys
