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Analyzing NCES Data Using EdSurvey: A User’s Guide

October 2024

Editors:
Paul Bailey, Ting Zhang
American Institutes for Research

Authors:

This book is edited by Paul Bailey and Ting Zhang, the chapters have the following authors:

Chapter 1, Introduction: Ting Zhang

Chapter 2, Installing R and EdSurvey and Loading the Package: Michael Lee

Chapter 3, Philosophy of Analysis: Michael Lee

Chapter 4, Data Access: Tom Fink

Chapter 5, Understanding Data: Yuqi Liao

Chapter 6, Data Manipulation in EdSurvey and Base R: Michael Lee and Paul Bailey

Chapter 7, Descriptive Statistics: Eric Buehler and Ting Zhang

Chapter 8, Models: Yuqi Liao, Paul Bailey, and Sinan Yavuz

Chapter 9, Analysis Outside EdSurvey: Michael Lee

Chapter 10, Longitudinal Datasets: Michael Lee

Chapter 11, Stasistical Methods used in EdSurvey: Paul Bailey, Michael Cohen, and Sinan Yavuz

Chapter 12, NAEP Linking Error: Paul Bailey

Chapter 13, The EduSurvey SuggestWeights Function: Huade Huo

The content of this user’s guide was commissioned by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and conducted by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) under Education Statistics Services Institute Network (ESSIN) Task Order 14: Assessment Division Support (Contract No. ED-IES-12-D-0002/0004). Task Order 14 supports NCES with expert advice and technical assistance on issues related to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

The authors are responsible for the contents of this guide, which is still under development. If you have any feedback, corrections, or suggestions for improvements to subsequent versions, please contact us at https://github.com/American-Institutes-for-Research/EdSurvey/issues. Mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Contact at NCES
Emmanuel Sikali
Senior Research Scientist and Acting Chief Reporting and Dissemination Branch
National Center for Education Statistics
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION