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Download full textYang, Xiaoyun – University of North Carolina Office of the President, 2007
The University of North Carolina presents the thirty-ninth annual "Statistical Abstract of Higher Education in North Carolinaa." This abstract covers the breadth of higher education activities in the State in their quantitative aspect, from simple counts of enrollment and degrees conferred to complex analyses of the flow of student…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Research, Enrollment, College Housing
Dorans, Neil J.; Kulick, Edward – 1985
A visual display is introduced that enables one to compare the predictive validities of all possible non-negatively weighted sums of two predictors. This two-predictor validity curve assesses the level of predictability of a criterion from composites of two predictors. Derivations are presented for the general case. For illustrative purposes, the…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Correlation, Display Aids, Graphs
Berk, Richard A.; And Others – 1977
This paper details a method for those interested in investigating the equity aspects of intradistrict distributions of educational inputs (financial resources). The method can be viewed as a procedure for post "Hobson v. Hansen" lawyers and for other constituents that departs from some of the speculative quality of the evidence in use.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Educational Resources
WHITMAN, LAURIS B.; AND OTHERS – 1966
THE DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES CONDUCTED A SURVEY FOR THE UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ITS MEMBERSHIP AND RELIGIOUS BELIEFS. VOLUME III OF ITS REPORT IS THE STUDY APPENDIXES. THERE ARE MARGINAL TABULATIONS ON THE SAMPLE CHURCHES AND COMMUNITY BACKGROUND, WHICH INCLUDE SUCH INFORMATION AS MEMBERSHIP, BUDGET,…
Descriptors: Churches, Instrumentation, Interdisciplinary Approach, Interviews
Berman, Abraham J.; Dorfman, Sheldon – 1967
Projections of the number of jobs in 1970 and 1975, by occupation and industry, for New York State and its 11 major industrial areas are being developed through techniques described in this publication. The five major steps are: (1) to establish the number in the labor force by age and sex, (2) to establish the number of nonfarm and salary jobs by…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Employment Opportunities, Employment Projections, Employment Statistics
Wise, David A. – 1977
No matter what the basis of allocation of federal aid funds, a primary goal of most proponents of federal grants to local school districts is an increase in district expenditures. A study of 706 school districts in California, accounting for 95 percent of the state's elementary and secondary students, shows that about 70 to 80 cents of every…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid, Federal Aid, Grants
Henderson, Cathy – 1977
Shifts in college enrollments until 1985 are discussed and attributed to a number of factors, among them: differences between states, birthrate changes, and between-state migration. Only students of traditional college age are considered. Enrollment trends are charted, and statistical data for each state appear in tabular form. (MSE)
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Demography, Enrollment Projections, Enrollment Rate
Gilford, Dorothy M.; Snyder, Joan – 1977
Selected data from the Commission on Human Resources data base are reported for two major groups that have been underrepresented in doctoral education in the past: minorities and women. A wide selection of tabulations of data on doctorate holders by sex and racial/ethnic group membership is presented. Characteristics of minority and women Ph.D.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Doctoral Degrees, Employment, Ethnic Groups
Trezza, Alphonse F. – 1974
The principal uses of statistics in library planning may be illustrated by examples from the state of Illinois. State law specifies that the Illinois State Library compile and publish statistics on libraries. State agencies also play an important and expanding role in this effort. The state library now compiles statistics on all types of…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Information Needs
International Labour Office, Geneva (Switzerland). – 1974
Presented in three languages (English, French, and Spanish), the document deals only with the demographic aspects of the world labor force--fully employed, underemployed, and unemployed. It includes employers, salaried employees, self-employed, wage earners, unpaid family workers, members of producer cooperatives, and members of the armed forces.…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Demography, Employment Projections, Employment Statistics
Blair (John) and Co., New York, NY. – 1973
A review of trends in broadcasting and an overall economic profile of the broadcasting industry for 1972, with projections for 1973, are given by a collection of tables and graphs. The first portion presents data on total advertising expenditures and trends, along with information on the gross national product and personal consumption spending.…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Broadcast Industry, Cable Television, Color
PDF pending restorationLowe, Eugene T.; Taylor, William L. – 1977
This report presents a detailed picture of trends in the segregation of Hispanic children in American urban public schools from 1970 to 1974. A companion volume reports on trends in black school segregation from 1970 to 1974. This volume shows both the broad regional and national trends of segregation of the nation's second largest minority group,…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Demography, Geographic Regions, Public Schools
George, Betty Stein – 1976
This study, after introducing Ghana's history and people, traces the story of educational development since 1951 and describes the present formal educational system. The subject is divided into four categories of consideration. First, the development of education over the years from colonial times through the modern system that has evolved is…
Descriptors: African Culture, Comparative Analysis, Developing Nations, Educational Administration
Bravy, Sharon S.; Sedlacek, William E. – 1976
An anonymous questionnaire was administered to 593 (310 female, 283 male) freshmen entering the University of Maryland, College Park. Their responses were analyzed by analysis of variance, Scheffe post hoc tests and chi square, all at the .05 level. Results showed that women looked more favorably upon women's studies as an academic discipline than…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Labor Market, Majors (Students), School Surveys
Creighton, Theodore B. – 2000
Data collection and analysis are frequently neglected by school leaders over the course of the decision-making process. All schools gather large amounts of information about students and teachers, but most data are used to satisfy administrative requirements rather than evaluate school improvement in a systematic fashion. Apprehension regarding…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Data, Data Analysis, Data Collection
