This paper considers estimation of parameters for a model currently being used to study the Illinois Interlibrary Loan Network (ILLINET) and presents a method for determining how much data should be collected and how it should be aggregated. Four classes of model parameters discussed: demands, probabilities of success, processing times, and…

Simulation models predicting resource requirements in higher education are compared (two developed in North American with two from Europe). They reveal a similar logic of relating student teaching loads to college and university resource requirements, but differences of educational program needs produce differing emphases. (JT)

Results of empirical comparisons of an inferential model of order analysis with factor analytic models were reported for two sets of data. On the prestructured data set both order and factor analytic models returned its dimensions of length, width and height, but on the random data set the factor analytic models indicated the presence of…

Proposes a new conceptual basis for visualizing the organization of information, or knowledge, which differentiates between the concept "vectors" for a field of knowledge represented in a multidimensional space, and the state "vectors" for a person based on his understanding of these concepts, and the representational…

Following Conger's revised definition of suppressor variables, the universe relationships among two predictors and a criterion is analyzed. A simple mapping of relationships, based on the correlation between two predictors and the ratio of their validities, is provided. The relation between suppressor and part correlation is also discussed.…

The univariate and multivariate models for the analysis of covariance are compared for the case where an experimental design contains between and within subject factors, one dependent variable, and one observation per subject. (Author/JKS)

Suggests an alternative universe in which failure is identified as a systems concern, instead of a human breakdown. The model presents successful behavior in terms of growth in process efficiency, rather than the +/- (right/wrong) matrix associated with achievement orientation. (Editor)

Marascuilo's and Levin's use of the term "nesting" to describe a statistical model, and application of the Scheffe tests on restricted sets of contrasts, is opposed. Changing the model during analysis of a complex set of data is both necessary and desirable. (Author/CP)

Techniques are developed for constructing confidence regions for each of the points in a multidimensional scaling solution. Bayesian credibility regions are discussed, and a technique for displaying these regions is described. (Author/JKS)

Two popular models for performing multidimensional scaling, Tucker and Messick's points-of-view model, and Tucker's three mode model, are combined into a single analytic procedure, the 3M-POV model. The procedure is described and its strengths are discussed. Carroll and Chang's INDSCAL model is also mentioned. (JKS)

A library network model is reviewed and a derivation is presented that requires fewer assumptions and allows more robust representations of library networks. (Author)

Instructions are given for building a flexible model used for illustrating an elliptic paraboloid, a parabolic cylinder, and a hyperbolic paraboloid. (DT)

A simple formula and accompanying set of factors has been developed to estimate the average salary of groups of chemists with common characteristics. Five major characteristics in determining salaries are presented: years of experience, highest degree, type of employer, work function, and sex. Tables and a sample problem are included. (MA)

A new method for concentrating keywords of a thesaurus, based on a mathematical study of the distribution of characters in a defined natural language. (Author/KP)

This article presents some alternative formulae for Chinese-Western conversion of dates. (CHK)