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Van Ullen, Mary; Kessler, Jane – Public Services Quarterly, 2012
In 2005, the authors reviewed citation help in databases and found an error rate of 4.4 errors per citation. This article describes a follow-up study that revealed a modest improvement in the error rate to 3.4 errors per citation, still unacceptably high. The most problematic area was retrieval statements. The authors conclude that librarians…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Databases, Followup Studies, Citation Analysis
DiFillipo, Tony – 1981
This report describes the machine-readable data and tabulating routines that the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is prepared to distribute. An introduction discusses the LABSTAT (Labor Statistics) database and the BLS policy on release of unpublished data. Descriptions summarizing data stored in 25 files follow this format: overview, data…
Descriptors: Cost Indexes, Data, Data Processing, Databases
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Norwood, Janet L. – Journal of Economic Education, 1994
Asserts that policymakers and the general public should be well informed about economic and social issues. Contends that a statistical system in a democracy has a heavy responsibility to ensure that the data represent fact, not opinion. Discusses changes made in the Consumer Price Index to prevent it from becoming politicized. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Cost Indexes, Data Interpretation, Databases
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). Div. of Statistics on Education. – 1976
An international numerical coding structure is presented for classification of data on education according to level category, educational field, and program type. Explanation of the overall system and a guide for its use is followed by a listing of levels, fields, and programs of education in coded order. The various educational program…
Descriptors: Classification, Codification, Comparative Analysis, Data