Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 302 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
1. Introduction / Thomas L. Hilton -- 2. General problems in using results from two or more data bases / Thomas L. Hilton -- 3. Pooling questionnaire and test data from three national surveys : an example involving project TALENT, the Coleman study, and NLS / William B. Schrader and Thomas L. Hilton -- 4. Equating test results from two national surveys : a study of the SAT score decline / Albert E. Beaton, Thomas L. Hilton, and William B. Schrader -- 5. Merging data from three data bases with common members : an example involving SAT scores, ASVAB scores, and HS & B data / Thomas L. Hilton, William B. Schrader, and Albert E. Beaton -- 6. Pooling results from two national surveys : a study of national trends in spatial-visual ability / Thomas L. Hilton -- 7. Estimating ability in the college-bound population from a self-selected sample / Spencer S. Swinton -- 8. Aggregating data from two testings of the same cohort : do NAEP means predict later SAT means for the same cohort of students? / Susan Urahn -- 9. Pooling results from two cohorts taking similar tests, part I : dimensions of similarity / Thomas L. Hilton -- 10. Pooling results from two cohorts taking similar tests, part II : factor structure and IRT equating / Donald A. Rock -- 11. Estimating change in enrollments from two national surveys eight years apart / Thomas L. Hilton and Judith Pollack -- 12. Merging data from two data bases without common members : a proposal / Thomas L. Hilton -- 13. Pooling data from two longitudinal cohorts : some problems and solutions / Valerie E. Lee -- 14. Drawing educational implications from multiple data bases / William W. Turnbull -- 15. Summary and conclusions / Thomas L. Hilton |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-280) and indexes |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Information storage and retrieval systems -- Education.
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Education -- United States -- Data processing
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Education -- Research -- United States
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Education -- Data processing
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Education -- Research
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Information storage and retrieval systems -- Education
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United States
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Beaton, Albert E
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LC no. |
91027877 |
ISBN |
1283885468 |
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9781283885461 |
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