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Understanding education indicators : a practical primer for research and policy / Mike Planty, Deven Carlson.

By: Planty, Mike.
Contributor(s): Carlson, Deven.
Publisher: New York : Teachers College Press, c2010Description: xi, 147 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780807751206 (pbk.) :; 0807751200 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Educational indicators | Educational statistics
Contents:
An overview of indicators. What is an indicator? -- Types of indicators -- Purposes of indicators -- History of education indicators -- Qualities of a good indicator -- A framework for understanding indicator quality -- Limitations and distortions -- Organization of the book -- Measurement. Origins of indicators -- Moving from origination to conceptualization to observation -- Considerations of reliability and validity -- Summary -- Sources of information and error. Why does error exist? -- Populations versus samples -- Weighting samples -- Nonsampling error -- Analysis and dissemination errors -- Summary -- Statistics and data presentation. Statistical concepts and measures -- Statistical testing and statistical significance -- Other considerations for evaluating indicator quality -- Graphics -- The misuse of statistical indicators. Manipulation of indicators -- Using indicators to advance an interest -- So what can be done?
Holdings
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Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection LB 2846 .P55 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5047219

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An overview of indicators. What is an indicator? -- Types of indicators -- Purposes of indicators -- History of education indicators -- Qualities of a good indicator -- A framework for understanding indicator quality -- Limitations and distortions -- Organization of the book -- Measurement. Origins of indicators -- Moving from origination to conceptualization to observation -- Considerations of reliability and validity -- Summary -- Sources of information and error. Why does error exist? -- Populations versus samples -- Weighting samples -- Nonsampling error -- Analysis and dissemination errors -- Summary -- Statistics and data presentation. Statistical concepts and measures -- Statistical testing and statistical significance -- Other considerations for evaluating indicator quality -- Graphics -- The misuse of statistical indicators. Manipulation of indicators -- Using indicators to advance an interest -- So what can be done?

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