Configural frequency analysis and log-linear modeling are presented as person-centered analytic approaches for the analysis of categorical or categorized data in multi-way contingency tables. Person-centered developmental psychology, based on the holistic interactionistic perspective of the Stockholm working group around David Magnusson and Lars…

This technical report is designed to provide researchers with an overview of the design and implementation of the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) 2013. This information is meant to supplement that presented in OECD publications by describing those aspects of TALIS 2013 that are unique to the United States. Chapter 2 provides…

The aim of this paper is to study the analysis of contingency tables with one heavyweight column or one heavyweight entry by taxicab correspondence analysis (TCA). Given that the mathematics of TCA is simpler than the mathematics of correspondence analysis (CA), the influence of one heavyweight column on the outputs of TCA is studied explicitly…

The 2012 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 48th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The "Digest" has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field…

The 2011 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 47th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The "Digest" has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field…

This paper presents a procedure for estimating J scale (latent continuum) probabilities given a set of I scales (preference judgements). (Editor/RK)

The sign test is perhaps the simplest nonparametric procedure comparable to the commonly used parametric t-test. This test is easily applied which makes it useful preliminary analysis and for the analysis of data of passing interest. A large variety of its applications to education research, usually not found in the standard textbooks, is included…

When teaching elementary concepts on information theory a problem keeps reoccurring which, if only for pedagogical reasons, deserves discussion. (Author)

Results of a comparative study of F and Q tests, in a randomized block design with one replication per cell, are presented. In addition to these two procedures, a multivariate test was also considered. The model and test statistics, data generation and parameter selection, results, summary and conclusions are presented. Ten tables contain the…

Special cases of the factor analysis model are developed for four selection situations. Methods are suggested whereby parameters in each case can be estimated using a maximum likelihood procedure recently developed by Joreskog. (Author)

A study designed to compare the academic achievement of pupils in graded and non-graded schools using an Index of Non-gradedness to determine the validity of the term non-graded" as applied to some schools. (Author/RY)

To assess whether different response patterns were associated with differences in the naming and placement of response categories, 1000 undergraduate students in educational administration completed a 10-item personal-values questionnaire. (Author)

Article considered the decline of the relative pay of teachers as well as the comparative amounts of money different teachers earn. (Author/RK)

A method of nonmetric multidimensional scaling is described which minimizes pairwise departures from monotonicity. (Author)