To identify and quantify factors which determine the occupational and educational structure of the labor force, the 1960 and 1961 census data of 53 countries were analyzed. Multiple regression analysis showed output per worker and product per capita to be the best explanatory variables for occupational structure. The educational profile of the…

The nature of the relationship between a teacher's knowledge of certain principles of adult teaching, his application of those principles in classroom practice, and the resultant level of satisfaction reported by his adult students was studied. Agroup of 1,596 adults in 100 university classes were the subjects. A theoretical framework adapted from…

This document consists of unrevised lecture notes for the first half of a 20-week in-house graduate course at Rand Corporation. The chapter headings are: (1) Histograms and descriptive statistics; (2) Measures of dispersion, distance and goodness of fit; (3) Using JOSS for data analysis; (4) Binomial distribution and normal approximation; (5)…

This research is based on more than 1,600 school district property tax elections in California from the mid-1950s to 1972. Population, housing, social, demographic, and economic information by school district was available. This large, comprehensive, and consistent data base permitted investigation of the choices of the electorate with respect to…

Five category scores of word usage frequency were generated from responses on the Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blanks for 61 college freshmen. These scores were then used to predict asocial behavior of the freshman. (Author/JKS)

Systematic procedures are outlined for testing the assumption made on the dependent variables in a variety of statistical techniques. Specifically, procedures are outlined for testing the assumption that the dependent variables are measuring the same constructs in the same metrics with equivalent reliabilities across all subgroups. (Author/JKS)

A series of multiple regression analyses was used to investigate a salary equity policy in a statewide system of institutions of higher education. Faculty rank, number of publications, and teaching effectiveness were among the variables examined. (JKS)

Discusses a path analysis of the attitudes of 800 black male and female Americans in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Their attitude toward their skin color is analyzed as a function of their personal orientation toward political and social separation, whereas both their ratings and their orientation are analyzed as a function of their education, age and…

Evaluation Research Society members (n=160) assessed the attributes of research that produce credibility. The study focused on the acceptability of no-difference findings. Randomization, statistical power, number of measures reported, and equivalent groups were tested to determine their influence on acceptability of both no-difference and…

A 1984 survey of dental schools was compared with a 1979 survey showing an increase in the teaching of geriatric dentistry. Factors associated with the establishment of a course were that the school was located in a state with a large geriatric population and financial assistance for patients was available. (Author/MLW)

The development, reliability, and validity of a practical examination to evaluate student attainment of course objectives in an externship program are described. Examination content was determined by surveying preceptors and suggestions from practicing pharmacists; the reliability was assessed by interrater agreement and internal consistency…

This study used multiple regression analysis to relate computer user satisfaction to communication monitor (CM) variables. Results indicate the variables of user expectations, manufacturers, and vendors are most significant in affecting overall satisfaction, whereas number of systems represented and not using communication monitors have least…

Multiple linear regression is a versatile model for encompassing analysis of variance, analysis of covariance, and aptitude-by-treatment interaction designs. The questions of how to teach the coding of levels of a qualitative variable is addressed in this paper. (Author/LMO)

This study was undertaken to determine if adolescent social disaffection with school and family not only would be a significant predictor of cigarette use but also would explain a significant amount of the association with friends who smoke. Results are presented. (Author/MT)