Population Inferences and Variance Estimation for NAEP Data.

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Title: Population Inferences and Variance Estimation for NAEP Data.
Language: English
Authors: Johnson, Eugene G., Rust, Keith F.
Source: Journal of Educational Statistics. Sum 1992 17(2):175-190.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 16
Publication Date: 1992
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Estimation (Mathematics), Mathematical Models, National Surveys, Reliability, Sampling, Statistical Inference, Student Evaluation, Weighted Scores
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: National Assessment of Educational Progress
ISSN: 0362-9791
Abstract: The use of sampling weights in deriving population estimates for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and the effects of nonresponse and undercoverage on those estimates are described. The estimation of sampling variability from complex sample surveys is also reviewed, concentrating on the jackknife repeated replication procedure. (SLD)
EIS Cited: ED469766
Entry Date: 1992
Accession Number: EJ449428
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The use of sampling weights in deriving population estimates for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and the effects of nonresponse and undercoverage on those estimates are described. The estimation of sampling variability from complex sample surveys is also reviewed, concentrating on the jackknife repeated replication procedure. (SLD)
ISSN:0362-9791