Researchers in many disciplines work with ranking data. This data type is unique in that it is often deterministic in nature (the ranks of items "k"-1 determine the rank of item "k"), and the difference in a pair of rank scores separated by "k" units is equivalent regardless of the actual values of the two ranks in…

A standardized reporting format is being used by Massachusetts public libraries to provide another approach in identifying comparable libraries and to facilitate comparison of employee salary ranges and other personnel data. Tables list libraries by population group with corresponding data on current salary ranges, number of full time and part…

The Comparable Wage Index (CWI) is a measure of the systematic, regional variations in the salaries of college graduates who are not educators. It can be used by researchers to adjust district-level finance data at different levels in order to make better comparisons across geographic areas. This documentation describes four geographic levels of…

Introduces two data distortion methods (Frequency-Imposed Distortion, Frequency-Imposed Probability Distortion) and uses a Monte Carlo study to compare their performance with that of other distortion methods (Point Distortion, Probability Distortion). Indications that data generated by these two methods produce accurate statistics and protect…

The 2014 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 50th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The Digest has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American…

This report summarizes the results of a questionnaire study of administrative salaries in 139 universities in 47 states and 29 university systems representing 25 states. Salaries are reported for full-time administrators including officers whose responsibilities and functions range from the director of a single office to the university president.…

This report presents comparative data collected from 87 state-supported universities in 45 states, and 27 university systems representing 21 states, on the administrative salaries they paid in 1996-97. The salaries are presented in rank-order (from highest to lowest) to facilitate comparisons of a participant's relative standing with other…

Three out of ten college graduates and other advanced degree recipients enter employment in private companies. The document focuses on this situation and describes the characteristics of two cohorts of college graduates (who entered college in 1961 and 1966) several years after graduation (1971). The study is based on responses from 127,212…

This publication, a companion to part 2, presents the results of a survey conducted in the fall of 1979 that collected data on salaries scheduled and paid for 23 professional and 10 support positions selected to represent the full scope of employment in public school systems throughout the United States. A total of 1,066 school systems responded…

This publication, a companion to part 1, discloses the annual salaries actually being paid to 23 selected professional positions by 1,066 public school systems for the school year 1979-80. The salaries include those paid superintendents, assistant superintendents, and other central-office administrators. Also shown are salaries for classroom…

This publication presents comparative data on the salaries and fringe benefits of classified personnel employed by school districts in the six counties of western New York during the 1975-76 school year. Data were gathered from questionnaires completed by individual school districts; approximately 81 percent of the 95 districts in western New York…

This publication, a companion to two previous reports, discloses annual salaries of persons employed in nonprofessional positions in 1,066 responding public school systems for the school year 1979-80. The salaries listed include those for secretaries and stenographers, accounting or payroll clerks, and clerk-typists employed in central office…

Presents results of the 1995 SLA (Special Libraries Association) "Salary Survey Update," based on salaries reported from a sample of members in Canada and the United States as of April, 1995. Indicates that mean (average) annual salaries increased more in 1995 than in 1993 or 1994, and that average salary increases outpaced…

This report presents results of the annual College and University Faculty Salary Policies Survey. The survey was sent to 1,603 public institutions of higher education in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, of which 1,404 responded for a response rate of 87.6%. Each year, the results of the survey provide information on faculty salary…

This publication presents comparative data on the salaries and fringe benefits of professional personnel employed by school districts in the six counties of Western New York during the 1975-76 school year. Data were gathered from questionnaires completed by the individual school districts; approximately 73 percent of the 95 districts in western…