Describes an interactive computer program designed to provide graphical representations of chemistry and engineering experimental data sets and results of data analyses. Extremely flexible, the program requires no reprograming when new models are used. Models are entered into the program as input lines. (JN)

Monte Carlo results were used to evaluate procedures for discriminating between groups. A multiple testing version of Hotelling's T-squared and the Bonferroni procedure were most powerful for detecting at least one true difference, depending on conditions examined. A multiple Bonferroni procedure was superior in power for detecting all true…

A study to identify curriculum concepts that one faculty group thought basic and relevant to pharmacy practice, and to measure the perceived level of understanding and relevance/importance of these concepts in a sample of Kentucky pharmacists is discussed. (Author/MLW)

Between 1960-1976, more EdD than PhD degrees were awarded in secondary reading, number of female recipients increased (degree tended to be PhD), dissertation topics varied by year and degree, EdD dissertations varied more in length, and more empirical research and sophisticated data analysis techniques were used in secondary dissertation research.…

Examines the comparative labor market experience of youth in the United States and eight other developed countries from 1960-1979, focusing upon unemployment levels and rates. Finds that the situation worsened in industrialized nations after the 1974-75 recession and that Japanese and German youth continue to have the most favorable job prospects.…

Using meta-analysis to examine literature on sex differences in child competitiveness, finds an overall tendency for males to be more competitive than females, but also finds that analysis within cultures indicates that this trend is not universal. Propounds the usefulness of meta-analysis in conjunction with cross-cultural comparison. (Author/GC)

Examines data on middle class Black mobility from (1) a traditional methodological orientation and (2) a historical and sociocultural perspective that considers the development of the Black community. Discusses why the two perspectives produce different results regarding the socioeconomic status of the parents of middle class Blacks. (GC)

Describes a study comparing nursing faculty and staff ratings of a list of psychomotor skills important to the role of a nurse. Also documents recent nursing graduates' responses to the same list. Discrepancies among the three groups are discussed by the authors. (CT)

Tested models of interests by examining the significance of disconfirmed ordinal predictions. Examined data regarding Holland's hexagonal model and Roe's circular ordering. Tested adequacy of the hierarchical model and compared significance of the disconfirmed predictions of the hierachical model to that of the hexagonal-circular model. (Author)

Factor analysis, image analysis, and principal component analysis are compared with respect to the factor patterns they would produce under various conditions. The general conclusion that is reached is that the three methods produce results that are equivalent. (Author/JKS)

Three alternative estimation procedures for factor analysis based on the instrumental variables method are presented. Least squares estimation procedures are compared to maximum likelihood procedures. The conclusion, based on the data used in this study, is that two of the procedures seem to work well. (Author/JKS)

A benefit-cost analysis of the 1970 census emphasizes the allocative uses of data. Precedents for evaluating the production, analysis and dissemination of forecasts and projections, data used for determining allocations, and physical monitoring data are discussed. Benefit-cost analysis' greatest potential value may be for social monitoring data.…

Four audiovisual programs about cancer and cancer treatment were evaluated. Cancer patients, their families, and friends were asked to complete questionnaires before and after watching a program to determine the effects of the program on their knowledge of cancer, anxiety levels, and perceived ability to communicate with the staff. (Author/MLW)

Program evaluation is seen as an organized process of collecting and disseminating information to assist administrators and faculty in making judgments about the value of academic departments and programs. The decision-making process depends upon the network of people designed to implement the system of program evaluation. (MLW)

Summarizes 1980-81 data from 1,158 newly promoted executives who rated business administration courses that best prepare a young person for a general management career. Business communication--oral and written--was the course selected as "very important" more often than any of 13 courses. (PD)