The Italian academic profession is subject to complex bureaucratic structures and many strains as the result of rapid academic expansion but very limited resources. The current situation is discussed with focus on the career ladder and how it works in the academic system. (Author/LBH)

Comparisons and advantages of using a printer versus on line cataloging are presented, with statistics of title percentage from search procedures. (Author/KP)

Describes a laboratory experiment dissolving zinc from galvanized nails in which data can be gathered very quickly for statistical analysis. The data have sufficient significant figures and the experiment yields a nice distribution of random errors. Freshman students can gain an appreciation of the relationships between random error, number of…

The expansion of the commercial Internet has encouraged the interpretation of the Internet and its uses as a potential marketing medium. Examines statistical and demographic information about the Internet including number of Internet hosts and World Wide Web servers, and estimates of Internet users; and raises questions about definitions and…

Reviews the development of educational statistical indicators, particularly as applied to national and cross-national issues of education, examining how an internationally cooperative effort reversed an earlier pattern of failure. The paper focuses on: history of social indicators; growth and institutionalization of international data collections;…

Points out reasons for using graphical methods to teach simple and multiple regression analysis. Argues that a graphically oriented approach has considerable pedagogic advantages in the exposition of simple and multiple regression. Shows that graphical methods may play a central role in the process of building regression models. (Author/LS)

Discusses the use of numeric machine readable data files (MRDFs) in educational research. Three areas are addressed: MRDFs that deal specifically with educational topics and processes; the use of general databases, such as the 1990 census, by educational researchers; and the use of the new Integrated Postsecondary Educational System database to…

Student volunteers arrange themselves according to height, weight, and grade point average, and in 15 to 20 minutes, a number of statistical concepts are introduced and worked with in an introductory statistics course. (MLW)

Explores the nature of meta-analysis by placing it in the context of research synthesis. Methods of meta-analysis are described and compared with other forms of research integration, and findings for several meta-analyses are provided to show advantages of quantitative review methods. (SLD)

Highlights findings for secondary and postsecondary vocational education from data to be included in the update of "Vocational Education in the United States: 1969-1990." (JOW)

Clinical applications of statistical process control (SPC) in human service organizations are considered. SPC is seen as providing a standard set of criteria that serves as a common interface for data-based decision making, which may bring decision making under the control of established contingencies rather than the immediate contingencies of…

This article discusses techniques for calculating the net worth of prospective college and university donors, explaining how to base a net worth calculation on known statistical averages. It then reviews several formulas for estimating a person's giving ability. (MDM)

Five new strategies are proposed to help language teachers understand statistical studies. Each strategy is discussed with appropriate tables, figures, and examples drawn from recent articles of the "TESOL Quarterly." (18 references) (Author/LB)

Provides an annotated bibliography of 33 publications from 24 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America that deal with topics such as health, housing, the environment, contraception, and trade. Statistical yearbooks and bulletins are highlighted as essential categories of government publishing. (LRW)