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Download full textChristal, Melodie E. – 1985
Problems with finance data reported through the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) are reported. Less than one percent of institutions appear to have reported incorrect data for the fiscal year (FY) 1983 finance survey. One reporting problem concerns state appropriations that are radically different in previous years or that are…
Descriptors: Contracts, Data Collection, Error Patterns, Grants
Davis, Benjamin G.; Irwin, Paul M. – 1974
This paper documents a successful methodology for the validation of data in general and for evaluating educational finance data in particular. The report addresses the errors found as a result of the independent completion of Part B-1 of the Elementary-Secondary General Information System (ELSEGIS)--the Local Education Agency Fiscal Report. This…
Descriptors: Data, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Finance
Patz, Richard J.; Wilson, Mark; Hoskens, Machteld – 1997
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) collects data in the form of repeated, discrete measures (test items) with hierarchical structure for both measures and subjects, that is complex by any standard. This complexity has been managed through a "divide and conquer" approach of isolating and evaluating sources of…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Error Patterns
Peer reviewedSchwarzmueller, E. Beth; Pounds, Haskin R. – Research in Higher Education, 1984
Some of the errors associated with use of data from the National Center for Education Statistics' Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) are described, 1980 HEGIS and census reports of college enrollment are compared in tables of data, and a more cautious use of HEGIS data is recommended. (MSE)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Educational Research, Enrollment Rate
Russ-Eft, Darlene F.; Brandt, David A. – 1982
Error profiles for the Fall Enrollment Survey of the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) were developed as part of an assessment of the quality of survey data. Three statistics were of particular interest: the count of full-time equivalent students, the breakdown by race/ethnicity, and the count of unclassified students. Attention…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Enrollment Trends, Error Patterns
Levy, Paul S.; French, Dwight K. – 1977
Synthetic estimation is a statistical technique that estimates small-area statistics by combining national estimates of the relevant characteristics with estimates of other known characteristics of the small geographic area. The advantages of the synthetic estimation approach to local estimation are its intuitive appeal, its simplicity, and its…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Data Collection, Demography, Error Patterns
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1985
Efforts of the U.S. Department of Education to verify data submitted by applicants to the Pell Grant program were analyzed by the General Accounting Office. The effects of carrying out the Department's policy or methodology, called "validation," on financial aid applicants and colleges were assessed. Costs of 1982-1983 validation on…
Descriptors: Accountability, Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Students
