Estimates of the cost of rearing children have been developed by the Consumer and Food Economics Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, from the 1960-61 Survey of Consumer Expenditures conducted jointly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the USDA. Costs are at the levels of the USDA's economy,…

In using this directory to locate a specific item of information, consult the index. Choose the most specific key word you can think of rather than a general term. To get an idea of the type of information gathered by, or publications produced by a given department, check the Table of Contents for the name of the agency and the inclusive paging.…

A study was made of the use of consumer credit by Home Demonstration Club (HDC) members in Blount County, Tennessee, as a basis for planning educational programs. Data were secured by group interviews from 237 Home Demonstration Club members representing 24 clubs. The data were classified according to the members use of consumer credit: those who…

Students' answers to a questionnaire related to their participation in an alternate program at McBride School in Vancouver are summarized. The students (28 girls and 25 boys) represented a class of 144 students in the alternate programs in grades 4 through 7. (For related documents, see TM 002 487, 489.) (DB)

In an attempt to better understand students' reasons for withdrawing from Cerritos College, a follow-up postage-paid postcard questionnaire was sent to a sample of 1,027 students who had withdrawn between the first and tenth week of the Fall semester of 1972. Of the questionnaires, 34.3% were completed and returned. Analyses of the responses…

Normative data for the students taking the Miller Analogies Test at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are reported. Separate norms are provided for U.W. students (N=366) and non-U.W. students (N=162). All students were tested in 1969 or 1970 with either Form M or Form L. (Author)

A common problem in educational research is measuring the degree of relationship or association between two variables. Many investigators habitually use Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient or a transformation of x2. In the past two decades, however, a variety of association measures have been introduced in the statistics literature.…

The summary data and statistical schedules contained in this report have been compiled from the individual submissions of each of the provincially-assisted universities in Ontario. The submissions show details of total university revenue by fund and total university expenses by fund, function and object of expense for the 10 months in the fiscal…

This report summarizes survey data on physical facilities in institutions of higher education in 1968, relates them to enrollments for the same period, and contrasts them with a somewhat similar analysis in 1957. The analysis highlights the differences between groups of colleges and universities classified by institutional control, level, and…

This report summarizes information received from collaborators in state health departments, hospitals, and other pertinent sources regarding abortions reported to the Center for Disease Control for the April-June quarter of 1971. Data in tabular and narrative form are given for abortion ratios by state, reported abortions by menstrual weeks of…

The present volume is one of a series intended to provide a comparative view of the education systems of member countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Published in response to a need for a conversion key so that national data could be readily converted on the basis of a standardized system, its purpose is to…

Data collected by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the National Center for Educational Statistics (U.S. Office of Education), and the National Association for Educational Broadcasters (NAEB) were used to compile the reports in this directory. As well as listing the major components of the educational telecommunications system in the United…

VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE MARKING PRACTICES OF 39 SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS FROM TWO SCHOOLS IN METROPOLITAN NASHVILLE-DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, WERE STUDIED. SPECIAL MARKING EXERCISES CONTAINING STANDARD DATA ON HYPOTHETICAL STUDENTS WERE USED TO STUDY THE MARKING PRACTICES OF TEACHERS UNDER MORE UNIFORM CONDITIONS THAN EXIST IN THE CLASSROOM. A…

Previous users of Coursewriter, an interactive computer-based learning system, experienced difficulty retrieving student progress reports. A program has been written which will permit the person in charge of the course to request student reports, test scores, connect time, and class statistics. Sample program interactions and a copy of the program…

The Western Interstate Library Coordinating Organization (WILCO) received a grant from the United States Office of Education to develop and demonstrate a statistical data base system for library decision makers. The first quarter was devoted to obtaining background information, scheduling, organization, planning, and design. Achievements included…