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Model-Based Weighting and Comparisons HSES NELS

Author(s):
Qian, Jiahe
Publication Year:
2008
Report Number:
RR-08-17
Source:
ETS Research Report
Document Type:
Report
Page Count:
24
Subject/Key Words:
Aggregation Probability, Model-Based Weighting, The High School Effectiveness Study (HSES), National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS)

Abstract

This study also assessed the effects of weighting by comparing the statistics yielded from different sets of weights: (a) those from an empirical population database and (b) those from data generated from simulation based on the principles of a superpopulation. Both categorical data and continuous variables were analyzed in the comparison.

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