The introduction to this selective bibliography on the use of computers in teaching statistics provides a brief review of the role of the computer in statistics; the role of statistical packages; how statistical packages should be used in instruction; science, statistics, and data analysis; and choice and evaluation of statistical packages. Items…

The first step of the data analysis with respect to the eventual application of the various new methods in latent trait theory is here initiated. The data are a set of approximately 500 item responses of each of 7,439 examinees to the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, Form 6, on one of three difficulty levels, which correspond to the ages of 11, 12 and…

This report is the fourth edition that has appeared under the title, "Understanding Financial Support of Public Schools." It explains legislation enacted by New York State providing financial aid to schools during 1978-79. The report was designed to help the interested citizen, the school board member, and members of civic organizations…

This collection of 3 papers summarizes the current thinking of those involved in the Head Start Program Effects Measurement Project regarding selected issues in the assessment of Head Start program effects on children's development. The first paper describes the project panelists' current approaches to the selection of measurement dimensions.…

This report describes the joint efforts of the Evaluation of Teaching program of the Research and Development Center for Teacher Education and the Office of Research and Evaluation of the Austin Independent School District to develop a competency based teacher evaluation system. The task assigned was to produce a system that reduced the vagueness…

Tables and significant figures found in a small business analysis report are explained to provide instructors with suggestions on how these items can be used by students to improve the management of small businesses. Contents of the manual are organized into two parts. Part I, The Analysis Report, contains the following chapters: (A) Business…

The document contains two components--a population reference newsletter focusing on census-related information and a module to help high school and college students understand census objectives, procedures, and uses. The newsletter presents general background on the census, offers annotations of census materials from the Population Reference…

This document is designed to provide an understanding of the major longitudinal issues and problems, a rationale for longitudinal studies, and the advantages and disadvantages of using longitudinal studies for evaluation and accountability purposes when applied to vocational education. Following an introductory chapter, chapter 2 presents a…

The feasibility of classifying occupational tasks as a basis for understanding better the occupational transferability of job skills was examined. To show general skill relationships among occupations, 5 classification schemes were applied to 50 selected task statements for each of 12 occupations. Ratings by five reasonably knowledgeable people…

This report describes the aspirations and inspirations as well as the data collection and analyses which constituted the first phase of activity under the Mellon Foundation grant to examine collection development and management at Cornell. The emphasis is mainly on analytical and planning processes rather than specific results during this first…

An extension of the methods of path analysis to include studies of categorical data was described and exemplified in a causal study of college dropouts. The usual models and methods of causal (path) analysis were designed for the study of quantitative variables and are not appropriate when the variables under investigation are categorical.…

PART ONE OF THE REPORT CONSISTED OF AN ANALYSIS OF TRENDS BETWEEN 1960 AND 1961 IN WAGES OF UNITED STATES FARM WORKERS IN MAJOR AREAS USING MEXICAN NATIONALS. THE DATA WERE DERIVED FROM PREVAILING-WAGE REPORTS RECEIVED BY THE BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY FROM AFFILIATED STATE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AGENCIES. THE SURVEY RATES WERE USED BY THE…

THE SCREENING PROGRAM HAD TWO PURPOSES. (1) IT WAS TO BE USED TO DETECT CHILDREN WITH UNUSUALLY SEVERE EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS AND CHILDREN WHO, BECAUSE OF THEIR SUSPECTED RETARDATION IN INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT, MIGHT NEED SPECIAL EDUCATION FACILITIES. THE DATA FOUND WERE TO BE USED TO IMPLEMENT EARLY DETECTION AND REMEDIAL PROGRAMS. (2) IT WAS TO…

A DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN OF ITEM SAMPLING, OR "PSYCHOMETRIC-STATISTICAL INFERENCE," AN APPROACH TO GATHERING AND USING EDUCATIONAL DATA THAT ALLOWS STATISTICAL INFERENCES TO BE MADE SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH PSYCHOMETRIC INFERENCES. THIS IS A PROCEDURE IN WHICH BOTH PEOPLE AND ITEMS ARE SAMPLED AND THE DATA FROM A SAMPLE OF PEOPLE TAKING A SAMPLE OF ITEMS…

THESE GUIDELINES REPRESENT A TEXTBOOK FOR INSTRUCTION IN THREE PHASES OF TRAINING SITUATION ANALYSIS (TSA), A STANDARDIZED PROCEDURE DEVELOPED BY THE NAVAL TRAINING DEVICE CENTER FOR SYSTEMATICALLY GATHERING AND INTERPRETING THE INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE PLANNING OF TRAINING AND TRAINING DEVICES. THREE PHASES OF TSA ARE DESCRIBED IN…