Public library statistical data for the state of Colorado is presented in tabular form for seven general interest areas: per capita circulation, per capita volumes available, salaries as a percent of total expense, library material as a percent of total expense, income from local sources as a percent of total income, income from the state as a…

This survey reports the use of installed tables and stoves as compared with the use of personal tables and stoves at 20 campgrounds in the central Sierra Nevada during the summer of 1961. The data reveal about 70 percent of the campers brought a portable stove. Installed grates were used by only half of the campers who had them available, and…

Presenting statistical data, this article indicates that the population of Appalachia has grown nearly as fast as that of the nation between 1970 and 1976, while Appalachian per capita money income has continued to approach that of the national level. (JC)

This description and comparison of the major economic statistical database services discusses such factors as public and proprietary data, value-added services, user training and support, data specialties, and pricing. (CLB)

An Angoff method and a frequency estimation equipercentile equating method were compared, using data from three forms of a 200-item multiple-choice certification test. Data requirements are fewer and computational requirements less burdensome for the former than for the latter method. However, results of the two methods are not interchangeable.…

Summarizes the findings of the latest Modern Language Association survey of jobs held by recent graduates of modern language doctoral programs and compares them with the results of earlier surveys. Findings indicate that the availability of nontenure-track teaching positions cushions against unemployment when tenure-track positions are limited.…

This article focuses on the use of statistics in policy and evaluation research and the need to present statistical information in a form that is meaningful to mixed audiences. Three guidelines for formulating and presenting meaningful statistics are outlined. Understandability ensures that knowledge of statistical methods is not required for…

The number of Hispanic students in the nation's public schools nearly doubled from 1990 to 2006, accounting for 60% of the total growth in public school enrollments over that period. Strong growth in Hispanic enrollment is expected to continue for decades, according to population projection by the U.S. Census Bureau. Using data from the 2006…

This study explores the available cross-national data and national policies on early childhood education and care (later--ECEC) in Europe. Early childhood education and care in this study refers to publicly subsidised and accredited provision for children under compulsory school age. "Education" and "care" are combined in the…

Most measurements of racial and ethnic segregation, particularly comparative analyses across cities, have relied on the Index of Dissimilarity ("D"). Recently, however, it has been demonstrated that cities with different racial compositions also have different expected values of "D" under a random distribution of whites and…

Data on the average salaries for college faculty in public institutions in each state are presented for 1978-79. The estimates are derived from the annual Higher Education General Information Survey. Average salaries for faculty employed on nine-month contracts and percent of increase are presented by state for public universities, public other…

THIS EXPLORATORY STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO ANALYZE DATA TO DETERMINE IF THE ASSOCIATION REPORTED BY OTHER INVESTIGATORS LINKING LOW SELF-CONCEPTS TO READING DIFFICULTIES WAS CORRECT OR WAS CAUSED BY UNFORTUNATE EXPERIENCES IN READING UNDERMINING SELF-CONCEPTS. A SAMPLE OF 185 KINDERGARTEN ENTRANTS WAS INTERVIEWED AND OBSERVED FOR RATINGS IN RELATION…

This publication provides data on day faculty loads in the Los Angeles Community College District for fall 1973. These data will aid in the evaluation of current programs and in planning for future program improvements. All data are based on information provided in the "California Community College Presidents' Study of Teaching Loads."…

In an attempt to define characteristics of a good college student, this study compared the characteristics of recent honor graduates by honors level. The data centered on highest honors, high honors, and honors graduates during three recent graduation periods. Analysis of the data obtained through university records and through responses to a…

The purpose of this investigation was to explore the possibility that one technique for improvement of organization in written composition might be instruction in the organizational process of another medium, such as sequencing photographs meaningfully. Two methods of improving organization in written composition were compared. The first was a…