CYFS statistical consultants to address secondary analysis Dec. 9

05 Dec 2011    

The Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools continues its 2011-2012 Research Methodology Series with a presentation from CYFS statistics and measurement consultants Natalie Koziol and Ann Arthur.

Koziol and Arthur will present “An Introduction to Secondary Data Analysis” Friday, Dec 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in 234 Mabel Lee Hall.

Secondary data analysis is the analysis of data collected by an external source. Analysis of large-scale secondary data sets is appealing because it is inexpensive and accessible, and because samples tend to be much larger and more representative of target populations than samples obtained by individual researchers. Nevertheless, applied educational and psychological researchers analyzing secondary data often encounter additional challenges due to complex sampling designs. This presentation will (a) discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using secondary data, (b) introduce relevant methodological considerations such as sampling weights, standard error estimation, and suppression, and (c) illustrate these concepts with examples from data sets sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Funding and training opportunities will be briefly addressed.

The presentation is free and requires no registration.