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NCES Handbook of Survey Methods. NCES 2011-609
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Burns, Shelley, Ed.; Wang, Xiaolei, Ed.; Henning, Alexandra, Ed. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Since its inception, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has been committed to the practice of documenting its statistical methods for its customers and of seeking to avoid misinterpretation of its published data. The reason for this policy is to assure customers that proper statistical standards and techniques have been observed,…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Data Processing, Statistical Data, Data Collection
Electronic Data Transfer--A System That's Working in Connecticut.
Brewer, Robert A. – School Business Affairs, 1994
The Electronic Data Transfer (EDT) network for Connecticut local school districts encompasses nine major databases and provides dozens of online data reports to network users. At a low cost and high degree of success, EDT has improved the data collection and reconciliation process at the state and local levels and generated a capacity for…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Cost Effectiveness, Data Processing, Electronic Mail
Accuracy of Data in a Computerized Student Record System for a Large District.
Troob, Charles; Ryzewic, Susan Remmer – 1982
The New York City Public School System has mandated an Integrated Student Data System (ISDS). This integrated system will include data already maintained in independent computerized files, as well as data that have not been computerized in any systematic way. This paper explores general issues about data accuracy for a system that covers all the…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Confidentiality, Data Processing, Databases