Work has been continuing on the correlation spectrometry techniques described at previous remote sensing symposiums. Advances in the techniques are described which enable accurate quantitative measurements of diffused atmospheric gases to be made using controlled light sources, accurate quantitative measurements of gas clouds relative to…

A study was conducted which has resulted in the development of tentative sampling and analysis of fluorides emitted from various stationary sources. The study was directed toward developing and understanding the kinds of species which are present in each source emission. The report presents the following information: review of the various unit…

The nature of the approximate chi-square test for hypotheses concerning multinomial probabilities is reviewed. Also, a BASIC computer program for calculating the sample size necessary to control for both Type I and Type II errors in chi-square tests for hypotheses concerning multinomial probabilities is described.

Four possible situations in trend analyses in the analysis of variance are discussed: unequal sample sizes with unequal intervals, unequal sample sizes with equal intervals, equal sample sizes with unequal intervals, and equal sample sizes with equal intervals. (Author/JKS)

In some linear regression problems samples may be unwittingly drawn from a heterogeneous population. The exploratory procedure described in this paper can be used to detect heterogeneity in a regression problem associated with the intercept. (Author)

A test for multisample sphericity based on the efficient scores criterion is obtained as an alternative to the likelihood ratio test developed by Mendoza. (Author)

Examined generalizability of treatment studies by comparing solicited and nonsolicited patient groups treated or studied in clinical settings. Findings suggest it may be possible to generate comparable samples in terms of pretreatment symptomatology, however, data are too limited to permit conclusions regarding generalizability of treatment…

The purposes of this article are (1) to present a method by which social security numbers may be used to draw cluster samples of a predetermined size and (2) to describe procedures used to validate this method of drawing random samples. (JOW)

Internal consistency as one rationale for item selection from the unverse of possible test items is discussed and formulae are presented which relate the maximum internal consistency of a test to the largest eigenvalue of the interitem correlation matrix. A computer program to perform these calculations is presented. (Author/JKS)

As meta-analytic studies have become essential in educational research, resampling methods have matured and are supported by an in-depth theoretical and applied literature base. The objective of this paper is to assist researchers in applying resampling methods to the results of meta-analysis. The rationale for resampling methods is reviewed, and…

The purpose of this paper is to derive optimal rules for sequential mastery tests. In a sequential mastery test, the decision is to classify a subject as a master or a nonmaster, or to continue sampling and administering another random test item. The framework of minimax sequential decision theory (minimum information approach) is used; that is,…

Conscious sampling allows the teacher to assess the comparative effectiveness of his teaching methods by measuring the conscious attention of his students to what is going on in the classroom. (CK)