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Peer reviewedJohnson, Timothy P.; And Others – Evaluation Practice, 1993
Problems of definition in estimation in evaluation research were studied through a survey of homeless persons in Cook County (Illinois) based on 481 interviews. Differences arising from the following four population definitions are presented: (1) traditional homeless; (2) marginally housed; (3) social isolates; and (4) total of these categories.…
Descriptors: Definitions, Demography, Estimation (Mathematics), Evaluation Research
Download full textBrick, J. Michael; And Others – 1994
The 1991 Survey of Recent College Graduates (RCG:91) is the sixth study in a series begun in 1976. The series provides data on the occupational and educational outcomes of recent bachelor's and master's graduates one year after graduation. The survey was conducted by Westat, Inc. in a two-stage sample involving 400 institutions of higher education…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Error of Measurement, Estimation (Mathematics), Higher Education
Franz, Jennifer D. – 1986
The efficacy of the random digit dialing method in telephone surveys was examined. Random digit dialing (RDD) generates a pure random sample and provides the advantage of including unlisted phone numbers, as well as numbers which are too new to be listed. Its disadvantage is that it generates a major proportion of nonworking and business…
Descriptors: Estimation (Mathematics), Interviews, Public Opinion, Research Design
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1994
The Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) is an integrated system of surveys of public and private schools, school districts, school administrators, and teachers conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). This collection contains papers related to the SASS presented at meetings of the American Statistical Association in August…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Estimation (Mathematics), Interviews
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1997
The five papers from this volume, which were presented at the 1997 American Statistical Association meeting, are of particular interest to users of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) survey data. They deal with the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), a periodic survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of the Census for the NCES. The SASS…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Estimation (Mathematics), Institutional Characteristics, Interviews
Brick, J. Michael; Wernimont, Jacque; Montes, Maida – 1996
The National Household Education Survey (NHES) is a data collection system of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) designed to address a wide range of education-related issues. It is a telephone survey of the noninstitutionalized civilian population. In 1995, the NHES included a survey of adult education (AE). This report examines…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Error of Measurement
Montaquila, Jill M.; Brick, J. Michael; Brock, Shelley P. – 1997
The National Household Education Survey (NHES) is a telephone survey of the noninstitutionalized civilian population of the United States that collects data on educational issues that are best explored through contact with households rather than with institutions. In the 1996 NHES (NHES:96) the topical components of interest were parent and family…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Children, Citizen Participation
Kasprzyk, Dan, Ed. – 1997
The 11 papers in this volume were presented at the 1996 American Statistical Association (ASA) meeting in Chicago (Illinois), August 4 through 8. This is the fourth collection of ASA papers of particular interest to users of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) survey data published in the "Working Papers" series. The…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Estimation (Mathematics)
