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Assessment of Nonresponse Bias in Sample Surveys: An Example from National Assessment

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Rogers, W. Todd; And Others – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1977

The bias attributable to nonresponse in population estimates in the field of education was studied. Data were collected from responses to mathematics and science exercises administered by the National Assessment of Educational Progress to a probability sample of 17-year olds, as well as a probability sample selected from nonrespondents.…

Descriptors: Attrition (Research Studies), Data Collection, High Schools, National Surveys

A New Approach to Avoiding Problems of Scale in Interpreting Trends in Mental Measurement Data.

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Braun, Henry I. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1988

A new approach to the quantification and interpretation of change when only repeated cross-sectional data are available--the Trajectory Analysis of Matched Percentiles--is presented. A recent attempt to interpret the findings on reading achievement of the National Assessment of Educational Progress is critically analyzed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Data Collection, Data Interpretation