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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
emmanuel.sikali@ed.gov