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Practical Tools for Designing and Weighting Survey Samples
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Valliant, Richard; Dever, Jill A.; Kreuter, Frauke – Springer, 2013
Survey sampling is fundamentally an applied field. The goal in this book is to put an array of tools at the fingertips of practitioners by explaining approaches long used by survey statisticians, illustrating how existing software can be used to solve survey problems, and developing some specialized software where needed. This book serves at least…
Descriptors: Sampling, Surveys, Computer Software, College Students
Faculty at Work: A Manual for Institutional Self-Study. Self Assessment Guide.
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Lawrence, Janet H.; Blackburn, Robert T. – 1991
This document provides technical information about the "Faculty at Work" questionnaire for those considering using it in their institution. The "Faculty at Work" questionnaire was designed to gather data on a number of factors that are important elements of faculty motivation and may help plan for professional development…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Data Collection, Higher Education, Institutional Research
Adequate Sample Size: A Priori and Post Hoc Considerations.
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Brewer, James K.; Sindelar, Paul T. – Journal of Special Education, 1988
From a priori and post hoc data collection perspectives, this paper describes the interrelations among (1) power, alpha, effect size, and sample size for hypothesis testing; and (2) precision, confidence, and sample size for interval estimation. Implications for special education researchers working with convenient samples of fixed size are…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Disabilities, Educational Research, Effect Size
Considerations in Designing Survey Studies and Follow-Up Systems for Special Education Service Programs.
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Bruininks, Robert H.; And Others – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1990
This paper examines considerations for designing a postschool follow-up system in secondary special education, focusing on survey research techniques and special applications of survey methodologies, including data collection techniques, questionnaire construction, sample design and contact, response rates, and tracking procedures. Design and…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Disabilities, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys
Preventing Alcohol-Related Problems on Campus: Methods for Assessing Student Use of Alcohol and Other Drugs. A Guide for Program Coordinators.
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DeJong, William; Wechsler, Henry – 1998
Under the Drug-Free Schools and Campuses Act, institutions of higher education are required to review the effectiveness of their alcohol and drug prevention programs biannually. This guide offers a method for gathering and interpreting student survey data on alcohol-related problems based on the methodology of the College Alcohol Survey developed…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software
National Longitudinal Study: Base Year (1972) through Fourth Follow-Up (1979). Data File Users' Manual. Volume I (Includes Appendix A through Appendix C)
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Riccobono, John; Henderson, Louise B.; Burkheimer, Graham J.; Place, Carol; Levinsohn, Jay R. – National Center for Education Statistics, 1981
The National Longitudinal Study (NLS) of the High School Class of 1972 is a large-scale long-term survey effort supported by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement in the U.S. Department of Education. NLS is designed to provide statistics on a national sample…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, National Surveys, Followup Studies, High School Graduates