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King, Douglas – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2009
In answering the question "What is the next trend in usage statistics in libraries?" an eclectic group of respondents has presented an assortment of possibilities, suggestions, complaints and, of course, questions of their own. Undoubtedly, usage statistics collection, interpretation, and application are areas of growth and increasing complexity…
Descriptors: Trend Analysis, Library Research, Use Studies, Library Services
Lederman, Douglas – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1995
Data on 1993 campus crime from 796 higher education institutions with enrollments over 5,000, required by federal law, reflects a rise in robberies, aggravated assaults, arrests for drug and weapons violations though property crimes and murders decreased. Interpretation of data, seen as providing an incomplete picture, is debated. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Environment, Crime, Data Collection, Data Interpretation
Daro, Deborah; McCurdy, Karen – 1991
This report details results of an early 1991 national survey of federal liaisons for state child abuse and neglect programs. Nationwide, child abuse reports increased 31% between 1985 and 1990. An estimated 39 out of every 1,000 U.S. children were reported as victims of child maltreatment, an average 4% increase over the previous year which is a…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Data Collection
Borden, Victor M. H. – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1999
The sources and structure of data reported in the annual "Top 100" list of colleges and universities conferring the highest numbers of degrees to students of color are described, including the way in which various student categories are reported. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Graduates, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Degrees (Academic)

Braun, Henry I. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1988
A new approach to the quantification and interpretation of change when only repeated cross-sectional data are available--the Trajectory Analysis of Matched Percentiles--is presented. A recent attempt to interpret the findings on reading achievement of the National Assessment of Educational Progress is critically analyzed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Data Collection, Data Interpretation
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1985
To compile its projections of future employment levels, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) combines the following five interlinked models in a six-step process: a labor force model, an econometric model of the U.S. economy, an industry activity model, an industry labor demand model, and an occupational labor demand model. The BLS was asked to…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Employment Projections
Brazziel, William F. – 1988
This paper examines the changing demographics of American society and the impact of these changes on higher education. Discussions include a historical background of early American demography, the building and expansion of the population base, and census changes through various generations of the baby boom years and beyond. Next, the report…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Baby Boomers, Birth Rate, Census Figures
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Commission on Life Sciences. – 1990
A report submitted by the Committee on Sea Turtle Conservation, addresses threats to the world's sea turtle populations to fulfill a mandate of the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1988. It presents information on the populations, biology, ecology, and behavior of five endangered or threatened turtle species: the Kemp's ridley, loggerhead,…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Conservation (Environment), Data, Data Analysis
National Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1999
The data presented in this National Education Association report provide facts about public educational resources committed by local, state, and national governments for state and local affiliates, researchers, policymakers, and the public as a tool to examine public education services. Regardless of state-by-state variations, improvements in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Budgeting, Comparative Analysis, Compensation (Remuneration)