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Rebeka Man – ProQuest LLC, 2024
In today's era of large-scale data, academic institutions, businesses, and government agencies are increasingly faced with heterogeneous datasets. Consequently, there is a growing need to develop effective methods for extracting meaningful insights from this type of data. Quantile, expectile, and expected shortfall regression methods offer useful…
Descriptors: Data, Data Analysis, Data Use, Higher Education
Peterson, Elizabeth Sarah – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Moving Beyond the Ordinal Methodological Controversy: A Systematic Review (Manuscript 1): Ordinal outcome data is a common byproduct of education research. Yet more than seventy-five years after the development of Stevens' original measurement framework, the permissibility of select analytic techniques to ordinal outcome data remains a topic of…
Descriptors: Data, Educational Research, Statistical Analysis, Social Sciences
Michael Joseph King – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This research explores the emerging field of data science from the scientometric, curricular, and altmetric perspectives and addresses the following six research questions: 1.What are the scientometric features of the data science field? 2.What are the contributing fields to the establishment of data science? 3.What are the major research areas of…
Descriptors: Data Science, Bibliometrics, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis
Sheppard, S. Andrew – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Observational citizen science is an effective way to supplement the environmental datasets compiled by professional scientists. Involving volunteers in data collection has the added educational benefits of increased scientific awareness and local ownership of environmental concerns. This thesis provides an in-depth exploration of observational…
Descriptors: Quality Assurance, Educational Quality, Data, Observation
Albaqshi, Amani Mohammed H. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Functional Data Analysis (FDA) has attracted substantial attention for the last two decades. Within FDA, classifying curves into two or more categories is consistently of interest to scientists, but multi-class prediction within FDA is challenged in that most classification tools have been limited to binary response applications. The functional…
Descriptors: Least Squares Statistics, Regression (Statistics), Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis
Hyunsuk Han – ProQuest LLC, 2018
In Huggins-Manley & Han (2017), it was shown that WLSMV global model fit indices used in structural equating modeling practice are sensitive to person parameter estimate RMSE and item difficulty parameter estimate RMSE that results from local dependence in 2-PL IRT models, particularly when conditioning on number of test items and sample size.…
Descriptors: Models, Statistical Analysis, Item Response Theory, Evaluation Methods
Johnson, Gerald – ProQuest LLC, 2016
With the increase in technology in all facets of our lives and work, there is an ever increasing set of expectations that people have regarding information availability, response time, and dependability. While expectations are affected by gender, age, experience, industry, and other factors, people have expectations of technology, and from…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Differences, Data Processing, Computer Software
Rankin, Jenny Grant – ProQuest LLC, 2013
There is extensive research on the benefits of making data-informed decisions, but research also contains evidence many educators incorrectly interpret student data. Meanwhile, the types of detailed labeling on over-the-counter medication have been shown to improve use of "non"-medication products, as well. However, data systems most…
Descriptors: Data, Data Analysis, Accuracy, Decision Making
Polavaram, Sridevi – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Neuroscience can greatly benefit from using novel methods in computer science and informatics, which enable knowledge discovery in unexpected ways. Currently one of the biggest challenges in Neuroscience is to map the functional circuitry of the brain. The applications of this goal range from understanding structural reorganization of neurons to…
Descriptors: Neurosciences, Data Analysis, Knowledge Representation, Information Science
Handorf, C. Russell – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This study analyzed the meta-data collected from a honeypot that was run by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a period of 5 years. This analysis compared the use of existing industry methods and tools, such as Intrusion Detection System alerts, network traffic flow and system log traffic, within the Open Source Security Information Manager…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Computer Security, Information Security, Program Effectiveness
Yang, Fan – ProQuest LLC, 2017
There has been a wealth of research conducted on the high school dropouts spanning several decades. It is estimated that compared with those who complete high school, the average high school dropout costs the economy approximately $250,000 more over his or her lifetime in terms of lower tax contributions, higher reliance on Medicaid and Medicare,…
Descriptors: Dropouts, High School Graduates, Statistical Analysis, Risk
Avila, Justo – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The Leaders' Evaluation and Analysis Development (LEAD) Tool provides the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) with a data set to measure the level of teacher effectiveness at every school site. The LEAD Tool data variables also provide teacher, principal, and schools with data that may have a relationship with a school's overall academic…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Urban Schools, Elementary Schools, Data
Day, Kari C. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study addressed CPA perceptions about the need for human skill competencies as professional development. The problem was identified as the undetermined assessment of state level CPA perceptions about human skill competencies as developmental needs. CPAs and education providers may be impacted by this problem. The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Accounting, Professional Personnel, Opinions, Job Skills
Parker, Carol A. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a difference in the writing assessment scores for each of the four traits--development, focus and organization, language, and conventions--as measured by the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) of students who had a formal keyboarding course compared to those who did not. A…
Descriptors: Keyboarding (Data Entry), Skill Development, Writing Evaluation, Scores
Clifford, Betsey A. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released proposed Science and Technology/Engineering standards in 2013 outlining the concepts that should be taught at each grade level. Previously, standards were in grade spans and each district determined the method of implementation. There are two different methods used…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Science Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Instructional Design
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