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Download full textAstin, Alexander W.; Boruch, Robert F. – 1970
The purpose of this article is to describe a system for protecting the anonymity of subjects in longitudinal research and for maintaining the security of data files. The basic system comes from the American Council on Education Cooperative Institutional Research Program. Data is collected from questionnaires, and converted to magnetic tape.…
Descriptors: Computer Storage Devices, Confidential Records, Data Processing, Databases
Boruch, Robert F. – 1969
The information system of the American Council on Education (ACE), which comprises the basis for the ACE Higher Education Data Bank, is designed to collect and maintain biographical and other data on approximately 300,000 college freshmen each year for continuing longitudinal research based on subsamples of the students. The need for confidential…
Descriptors: Computer Storage Devices, Confidential Records, Data Analysis, Data Collection
