Two-dimensional euclidean planes and additive trees are two of the most common representations of proximity data for multidimensional scaling. Guidelines for comparing these representations and discovering properties that could help identify which representation is more appropriate for a given data set are presented. (Author/JKS)

A dependency on correlational data allows one to avoid theory building and even to avoid defining terms. The social science community is being seduced by data and would do well to resist what is available simply because of its ease of tabulation and redundancy. (RL)

The article discusses the incompatibility of national prevalence estimates and, from the status report to Congress, statistics reported by the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped as it relates to speech impaired children. (Author)

The article analyzes national statistics from the perspective of underemployment among persons with visual loss. Figures are considered for temporary and part time work, occupational status, and annual earnings. (SBH)

Provides statistical summaries of database development and growth for 1979, based on the "Database of Databases" file at the University of Illinois Information Retrieval Research Laboratory. Bibliographic, bibliographic-related, and natural language databases are analyzed in four subject categories: scientific/technical, humanities,…

The article describes the methods and procedures of computerized statistical cartography, the production of statistical maps, and provides suggestions for its application in special education research and planning. (Author/CL)

Through a questionnaire, members of the ACRL Discussion Group of Personnel Officers of Research Libraries rated the relative importance of 43 items commonly found on resumes. From the data collected a model resume is suggested, identifying elements that are of greatest importance and interest to academic libraries seeking librarians. (Author)

Offers information on the 1977 law passed by the Minnesota legislature which supported adoptive parents' right to open the sealed birth certificates of their adopted children. (CM)

The article presents a statistical brief on the projected numbers of elderly blind and visually impaired persons in the U.S. in the year 2000. Among the projections are that this population will be larger, older, and more predominantly female than it is now. (DLS)

A statistical summary of broadcasting education--students, courses, degrees, organization, scholarships, educators, facilities. Also lists, by state, four-year institutions offering radio and television degrees, with degrees given, size of faculty, number of courses, scholarships, and facilities. (LS)

Data from a nationally representative sample of shelters for runaway and homeless youths (n=160) were analyzed to determine shelter capacity, occupancy, and occupancy ratios. Analysis focused in particular on occupancy ratios by funding status, shelter size, metropolitan statistical area, season, and day of the week. Results showed a relatively…

An information-theoretic framework is used to analyze the knowledge content in multivariate cross-classified data. Proposes measures based on the information concept, including the knowledge content of a cross classification, its terseness, and the separability of one variable. Presents applications for situations when classical analysis is…

Discusses use and misuse of the graphic representation of statistical data. Provides examples of misleading graphs. (PKP)