In order to offer an analysis of alternative tax limitation possibilities, the ways in which Leviathan (the nonbenevolent despot model of government) can be constrained by elements of the "fiscal constitution" are examined. Journal availability: see EA 511 898. (Author/IRT)

Concludes that public school enrollments are not very sensitive to public school spending, so that it seems unlikely that a major cutback in public school spending will trigger the hypothesized unraveling of the public schools. Journal availability: see EA 511 898. (Author/IRT)

Dunnett's procedure for comparing K-1 treatments with a control is discussed within the context of three nonparametric models: those of Kruskal-Wallis, Friedman, and Cochran. (Author/MH)

A short account is given of the Coxeter Symposium on geometry. Included are brief descriptions of selected sessions and a description of a touchable geometry display. (MK)

The matching law for reinforced behavior solves a differential equation relating infinitesimal changes in behavior to infinitesimal changes in reinforcement. The equation expresses plausible conceptions of behavior and reinforcement, yields a simple nonlinear operator model for acquisition, and suggests a alternative to the economic law of…

Two techniques for interpretation of fitted log-linear models in contingency table analysis are discussed. The use of odds ratios as opposed to direct interpretation of the fitted model is argued for. (Author/JKS)

A theory and a procedure are presented for estimating a domain parameter and item parameters for test items in a homogeneous domain, such that the combined domain and item parameters account for observed proportions right for each item in a test. (CTM)

A brief overview is presented of the use of soap bubbles to solve minimal problems. A new class of problems that can be solved with soap film models is presented. (MP)

A multivariate model was constructed to test and compare sets of social location and consciousness factors explaining political behavior among two random samples of college and noncollege youth. The form of Mannheim's generation unit model provided a useful tool for comparing youth groups within the same generation; the contents await replication…

Investigates the problem of assigning faculty to courses at a university. A program is developed that is both efficient, in that integer programming is not required, and effective, in that it facilitates interaction by administration in determining the optimal solution. The results of some empirical tests are also reported. (Author)

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Employs a fixed-cost quadratic function to estimate multiple-output cost functions for 94 private universities in Japan for 1991. Outputs were undergraduate teaching, graduate teaching, and research. Results indicate ray economies of scale and both global and product-specific economies of scope. Product-specific economies of scale are shown for…

William Massy and Robert Zemsky's concept of decision-making norms holds promise as a tool to support modeling of economic choices within educational organizations. The concept's practical value would be affirmed by analyzing how economies are achieved through delegating routine decisions to administrators; developing criteria for determining…

An extension of the model for measuring reading speed proposed by G. Rasch (1960) is presented. In this approach, subject parameters are treated as random variables having a common gamma distribution. From this marginal, maximum-likelihood estimators are derived for test difficulties and the parameters of latent subject distribution. (SLD)

Results from numerous school- and teacher-effectiveness studies suggest that variation between classes is more significant than variation between schools, though evidence often seems contradictory. This article considers why different studies generate different findings, identifies key study design issues, and relates these observations to…