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Munch, Elizabeth – Journal of Learning Analytics, 2017
Topological data analysis (TDA) is a collection of powerful tools that can quantify shape and structure in data in order to answer questions from the data's domain. This is done by representing some aspect of the structure of the data in a simplified topological signature. In this article, we introduce two of the most commonly used topological…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Topology, Graphs, Proximity
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Trueswell, Richard W.; Turner, Stephen J. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1979
A theoretical foundation is provided for a method of identifying those books in a library's stack that determine any given percentage of the current circulation. Basic components and requirements of the technique are described, and the theory is applied in an example that manipulates data from a university library. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Data Analysis, Graphs, Guidelines
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Wainer, Howard – 1982
The past decade has seen a substantial growth in methods and schemes for the display of multivariate data. This paper encompasses a sketch of the history of multivariate displays, from the pre-Columbian Quipu to Chernoff's Face; examines a number of techniques; describes their construction; illustrates their use; and comments on their efficacy.…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Display Aids, Graphs, Multivariate Analysis
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Spirrison, Charles L.; Grosskopf, Larry G. – Mental Retardation, 1991
Boswell Center Psychotropic Medication Efficacy Graphs were developed to monitor the longitudinal effects of psychotropic medication on individuals with mental retardation, with less reliance on anecdotal recollections. Levels of maladaptive and prosocial behaviors, medication side-effects, and psychotropic medication were considered…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Drug Therapy
Brandenburg, Richard K.; Simpson, William A. – 1983
The way that graphs can be used to make calculations that are commonly used by institutional researchers is described using specific examples, and the technique of constructing computational graphs (and nomographs) is outlined. It is shown that once a calculation involving several variables has been represented by a computation diagram or a…
Descriptors: College Planning, Computation, Data Analysis, Diagrams
Cresswell, Anthony; And Others – 1980
The intent of this document is to describe approximately 30 management science and organizational behavioral techniques with practical applications in school business management. Each technique is described by the mechanics of using the technique, specific applications of the technique, and requirements and constraints in the use of the technique.…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Guides, Cost Effectiveness, Critical Path Method