Work sampling is an effective device for testing efficiency in the use of library materials and personnel. An administrator can determine whether circulation or reference librarians are effectively using their time and whether the work flow should be reorganized. Key operations of a sampling should include definition of a problem, identification…

Data are tabulated for Pennsylvania academic libraries in three main categories: collections (1974-75), staff salaries (1975-76), and operating expenditures (1974-75). Data on library collections cover number of volumes, microforms, and audiovisual titles. Information on library staff includes number of professional and support staff, and staff…

A public television station in New York, WNET, conducted a survey of its potential audience. The purposes of the study were to determine: (1) the demographic characteristics of the station's members, non-member viewers, and non-viewers; (2) the image that the station conveys to the public; (3) the perceived importance of premiums as an inducement…

In order to provide meaningful unit cost information, the librarian needs an accurate concept of what data should be measured and why. The dimension which has been conspicuously absent in library statistics is interpretation of the data which is reported, and the correlation of one set of data with another to reach a defensible conclusion. For the…

This chart book presents basic data on the youth of the United States, the conditions under which they grow up, and selected facets of that process. The first section of charts indicates the relative size of the population of children and youth, and its urban-rural distribution. The charts following describe aspects of the environments that…

This report indicates financial support of higher education in Washington as compared to other states. Tables are presented concerning: (1) combined state and local expenditures for higher education per equivalent full-time students; (2) percentage of student enrollment in public institutions to total population; (3) percentage of private…

Data collected in a 1973-74 survey of faculty salaries and fringe benefits for California Community Colleges are provided in three schedules: (1) full-time faculty salary schedule, (2) distribution of salaries for full-time faculty, and (3) fringe benefits for full-time faculty and administrative personnel. The salary schedule for full-time…

The school enrollment statistics reported in this publication are based on the Current Population Survey conducted in October 1973 by the Bureau of the Census. Although this report features the school enrollment of persons 3-34 years of age, 787,000 additional persons 35 and over are reported as enrolled in college. Two tables provide information…

The 1972-73 Enrollment and Attendance Report provides a history of enrollment and average daily attendance (ADA) for the District and each college for the last ten years. In some instances, the data presented are not complete for the full ten years due to the lack of historical records. In others, a deliberate attempt was made only to summarize…

This is the report of hearings on a bill to extend to June 30, 1978, the authorization for programs funded under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and for related programs. The statements of state and local officials, teachers, and other educators are included, as well as statistical data about and evaluations of the programs.…

This report summarizes abortion information received by the Center for Disease Control from collaborators in state health departments, hospitals, and other pertinent sources. While it is intended primarily for use by the above sources, it may also interest those responsible for family planning evaluation and hospital abortion planning. Information…

Many researchers assume that unequal cell frequencies in analysis of variance (ANOVA) designs result from poor planning. However, there are several valid reasons why one might have to analyze an unequal-n data matrix. The present study reviewed four categories of methods for treating unequal-n matrices by ANOVA: (a) unaltered data (least-squares…

Data on the characteristics of 400 Wisconsin dairy farmers by adopter category innovator-early adopter and early majority; early majority and late majority; and late majority and laggard) are compared with the characteristics of 200 Ohio farmers studied in 1961. The data on the Wisconsin dairy farmers were obtained/by personal interview in a 1962…

To identify factors that caused the majority of students at Los Angeles City College to prefer the traditional lecture-discussion approach to the media approach, questionnaires were administered to students in three courses--three media and two traditional. Over 200 usable questionnaires were returned. Because of scheduling variations and other…

The information in this report reveals that an estimated 118,000 teachers participated in strike action and that an estimated 911,000 man-days of instruction were involved in work stoppages that varied in duration from one-half day to 23 days. Tables provide data on (1) man-days involved; (2) strikes and work stoppages by organization, month, and…