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The Potential and Challenges of Using National Data Sets to Answer Questions in Education

Mon, April 11, 10:00 to 11:30am, Marriott Marquis, Floor: Level Four, Independence Salon F

Session Type: Paper Session

Abstract

In this session, researchers will present four papers that illustrate how data from large-scale datasets alone and in combination may be used to address questions of interest to educators and policy-makers. The papers make use of a variety of analytic tools, including linear and nonlinear regression, multi-group confirmatory factor analysis, and Inverse propensity score weighting. Challenges in using national data when making cross-time comparisons and replicating findings from prior research are addressed. Datasets from the National Center for Education Statistics and other federal agencies are used in these analyses.

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