Data bases employed in projecting public school enrollment are examined and elements of the computer programs used to automate the projection technique are provided. Degree of accuracy found in the techniques described are indicated. These techniques can be used in a setting in which resources are limited to a staff of one. Address: DUALabs, 1601…

The primary purpose of this project was to build a data base that would aid in identifying disadvantaged persons and later in identifying handicapped persons in the services areas of the Los Angeles Community College District. Five main steps were involved: (1) finding a machine readable file of all enrolled students in the District; (2) defining…

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…

THIS REPORT DESCRIBES A COMBINED COMPUTER SYSTEM (MINITRAN-MPS/360) WHICH HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF MASS-TRANSPORTATION TO ACHIEVE A SPECIFIED ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION IN EACH SCHOOL IN A GIVEN COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO A NARRATIVE DISCUSSION OF VARIOUS OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES AND CONCEPTS, THE REPORT INCLUDES MINITRAN FLOW…

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…

The application of computer programing to construction of maps and geographic distributions of data has been called geocoding. This new use of the computer allows much more rapid analysis of various demographic characteristics. In particular, this paper describes the use of computer geocoding in the development of a plot of student density in…

Estimates of the number of persons willing to commute, at alternative wage rates, to job opportunities in north-central New Mexico have been based on results of basic research in the region and 1970 census data. Expressed willingness to commute and socio-economic characteristics data were accumulated from a regional survey of 643 households. The…

This report discusses the capabilities of a computer program called the Detroit Metropolitan Area Data System (DMADS) which was developed to make it possible to manipulate and analyze data from the U.S. census. At the present time the DMADS can be used to generate statistical data and maps of the seven county Detroit area. DMADS contains 2500…

This guide is designed to introduce potential users of the California Language Census data to a means of accessing that data using an online, interactive computer system known as "1981 LC." The language census is an actual count of the numbers of pupils with a primary language other than English in California public schools as of March 1…

A study was conducted to determine the feasibility of using the computer-based Synagraphic Mapping Program (SYMAP) and the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) in formulating an efficient and accurate information system which Creek Nation tribal staff could implement and use in planning for more effective and precise delivery of…

In order to approach an acceptable solution to the problem of defining attendance areas in a school district, decisionmakers need a systematic method of subdividing the district into manipulable components, reliable information regarding the location of children in the district, and a clear understanding of the constraints under which a decision…