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Summers, Anita A.; Wolfe, Barbara L. – 1975
This publication discusses the difficulties of calculating reliable income estimates for particular groups of people and presents a methodology for overcoming those obstacles. Basically, the procedure involves setting up cumulative distributions of housing values, rental values, and family incomes for each census tract. Average housing values and…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Community Surveys, Computer Programs, Data Analysis
Montague, Eleanor; And Others – 1976
This user's manual is a guide to the computer programs developed for the analysis of cost and volume data collected in a survey of technical processing and interlibrary loan supporting the development and implementation of a Western Interstate Bibliographic Network. Programs and analysis, developed in conjunction with ten data collection…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Costs, Data Analysis, Data Processing
Vance, David – 1975
This manual describes information processing procedures for Museum Computer Network (MCN) systems. The first section contains general rules for preparation of input: conventions for all data; conventions for controlling the appearance of output; conventions for automatic sorting of data; conventions for user specified sorting of data; and…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Programs, Data Collection, Data Processing
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Thompson, Richard – 1975
The handbook was designed to serve as a job scheduling guide and general reference for the data control section of the Southern University Computer Center (SUCC). A description of the computer operations service procedure at Southern University is provided. For each computer job catalogued and inventoried by the SUCC, a summary page is included…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computers, Data Processing, Guidelines
Townley, Charles T. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1981
Describes and illustrates Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) procedures appropriate for book collection data analysis. Several different procedures for univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analysis are discussed, and applications of procedures for book collection studies are presented. Included are 24 tables illustrating output…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Graphics, Computer Programs, Data Processing
Dewey, J. E. – 1976
This manual contains a step-by-step explanation of a computer system designed specifically to enable the registration, examination, certification and recertification of pesticide applicators. The subsystems included are application processing, exam result processing, training and renewal processing. In addition, the system includes two management…
Descriptors: Administration, Certification, Computer Programs, Data Processing
Federal Information Processing Standards Publication, 1976
These guidelines provide a basis for determining the content and extent of documentation for computer programs and automated data systems. Content descriptions of ten document types plus examples of how management can determine when to use the various types are included. The documents described are (1) functional requirements documents, (2) data…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Data Processing, Documentation, Federal Government
Veldman, Donald J. – 1980
An introduction to Fortran programming specifically for social science statistical and routine data processing is provided. The first two sections of the manual describe the components of computer hardware and software. Topics include input, output, and mass storage devices; central memory; central processing unit; internal storage of data; and…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computers, Data Processing, Programing
Buckel, William L. (Bill) – Online, 1982
Focuses on the cost-saving technique--selecting the contract that offers the best discount--available when using the Lockheed DIALOG system. Examples of savings, password/contract options, and discount plans are given and a microcomputer program written in BASIC II to aid in calculating savings is described. (EJS)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Contracts, Cost Effectiveness, Information Retrieval
Emard, Jean-Paul – Online, 1983
Provides a generalized overview of the problems that software buyers are likely to encounter and could overcome. Experiences of Online, Inc., in purchasing programs, using software documentation or manuals, and problems with software, provide examples. (EJS)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Consumer Protection, Data Processing, Databases
Naval Education and Training Command, Pensacola, FL. – 1975
This training manual is intended as an individual study aid for Navy personnel who wish to prepare for advancement to the rate of Data Processing Technician First Class or Chief Data Processing Technician. Theoretical knowledge and operational skills are presented along with assignments designed to lead students through the manual. The manual…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Computer Programs, Computer Science Education, Computer Storage Devices
Blair, John C., Jr. – Database, 1982
Outlines the important factors to be considered in selecting a database management system for use with a microcomputer and presents a series of guidelines for developing a database. General procedures, report generation, data manipulation, information storage, word processing, data entry, database indexes, and relational databases are among the…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Data Processing, Databases, Guidelines
National Bureau of Standards (DOC), Washington, DC. Inst. for Computer Sciences and Technology. – 1981
These guidelines for communicating effectively the details of computer model design and operation to persons with varying interests in a model recommend the development of four different types of manuals to meet the needs of managers, users, analysts and programmers. The guidelines for preparing a management summary manual suggest a broad spectrum…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Data Processing, Flow Charts, Guidelines
Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. – 1972
The following course outline has been prepared as a guide to help the student develop the skills and understanding to succeed in the broad field of data processing. A prerequisite to this course is Programming and Operations Lab 2. The class meets 2 hours per day for 90 clock hours and is made up of nine blocks of instruction (orientation,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Computer Programs, Computer Science Education, Course Content
Gilmore, William; And Others – 1974
Traditionally, the most commonly used methods of forecasting school enrollments have been those that looked to the past for a picture of the future. In restricting the forecaster to projections of past trends, the "percentage survival" technique ignores a host of current trends implicit in a changing society. A second problem with most…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Computer Programs, Data Analysis, Demography
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