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December 31, 2008
New IES Report from the National Center for Education Statistics: "1.5 Million Homeschooled Students in the United States in 2007"
The National Center for Education Statistics within the Institute of Education Sciences has released the report "1.5 Million Homeschooled Students in the United States in 2007."
This Issue Brief provides estimates of the number and percentage of homeschooled students in the United States in 2007 and compares these estimates to those from 1999 and 2003. In addition, parents' reasons for homeschooling their children in 2007 are described and compared to 2003. Estimates of homeschooling in 2007 are based on data from the Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey (PFI) of the 2007 National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES).
To view, download and print the report as a PDF file, please visit:
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009030
Posted by ronbo at 01:26 PM
New IES Report from the National Center for Education Statistics: "Distance Education at Degree-Granting Postsecondary Institutions: 2006-07"
The National Center for Education Statistics within the Institute of Education Sciences has released the report "Distance Education at Degree-Granting Postsecondary Institutions: 2006-07."
This report presents findings from "Distance Education at Postsecondary Institutions: 2006-07," a survey that was designed to provide national estimates on distance education at 2-year and 4-year Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions. Distance education was defined as a formal education process in which the student and instructor are not in the same place. Thus, instruction may be synchronous or asynchronous, and it may involve communication through the use of video, audio, or computer technologies, or by correspondence (which may include both written correspondence and the use of technology such as CD-ROM). The questionnaire instructed institutions to include distance education courses and programs that were formally designated as online, hybrid/blended online, and other distance education courses and programs. Hybrid/blended online courses were defined as a combination of online and in-class instruction with reduced in-class seat time for students.
The 2006-07 study on distance education collected information on the prevalence, types, delivery, policies, and acquisition or development of distance education courses and programs. Findings indicate that during the 2006-07 academic year, two-thirds (66 percent) of 2-year and 4-year Title IV degree-granting postsecondary institutions reported offering online, hybrid/blended online, or other distance education courses for any level or audience. Sixty-five percent of the institutions reported college-level credit-granting distance education courses, and 23 percent of the institutions reported noncredit distance education courses. Sixty-one percent of 2-year and 4-year institutions reported offering online courses, 35 percent reported hybrid/blended courses, and 26 percent reported other types of college-level credit-granting distance education courses. Together, distance education courses accounted for an estimated 12.2 million enrollments (or registrations). Asynchronous
(not simultaneous or real-time) Internet-based technologies were cited as the most widely used technology for the instructional delivery of distance education courses; they were used to a large extent in 75 percent and to a moderate extent in 17 percent of the institutions that offered college-level credit-granting distance education courses. The most common factors cited as affecting distance education decisions to a major extent were meeting student demand for flexible schedules, providing access to college for students who would otherwise not have access, making more courses available, and seeking to increase student enrollment.
To view, download and print the report as a PDF file, please visit:
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009044
Posted by ronbo at 01:25 PM
December 17, 2008
New IES Report from the National Center for Education Statistics: "Mathematics Achievement of Language-Minority Students During the Elementary Years"
The National Center for Education Statistics within the Institute of Education Sciences has released the report "Mathematics Achievement of Language-Minority Students During the Elementary Years."
This Issue Brief uses data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K) to examine the scores of public-school language-minority students on a mathematics assessment in 1st grade, as well as the gain in their scores between 1st and 5th grades. Scores are reported by three background characteristics--student's race/ethnicity, poverty status, and mother's education--that have been found to be related to achievement. The findings indicate that language-minority students (English Proficient students and English Language Learners) scored lower on a 1st-grade mathematics assessment than did students whose primary home language was English. Between 1st and 5th grades, there was no measurable difference in gain scores on the mathematics assessment among the three language groups. However, gain score differences within and between the language groups were found by student background characteristics. For example, Asian language-minority students m
ade greater gains than their Hispanic peers.
To view, download and print the report as a PDF file, please visit:
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009036
Posted by ronbo at 07:41 PM
December 15, 2008
Recent ICPSR updates and additions - New Releases through 2008-12-14
Below is a list of new data collection additions to the ICPSR data archive
along with a list of released data collections that have been updated:
New Additions
4472 Japanese General Social Surveys (JGSS) Cumulative Data, 2000-2003
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04472
22162 ABC News/Washington Post Monthly Poll, October 2006
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR22162
23080 Federal Court Cases: Integrated Data Base Bankruptcy Petitions, 2005
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR23080
23081 Federal Court Cases: Integrated Data Base Bankruptcy Petitions, 2006
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR23081
23780 Uniform Crime Reporting Program Data [United States]: County-Level
Detailed Arrest and Offense Data, 2006
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR23780
Updates
3079 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS): 1999
Sample Survey of Law Enforcement Agencies
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03079
4496 New York Times National Health Care Poll, March 1982
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04496
9217 New York Times Democratic Convention Delegate Survey, 1988
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09217
22626 India Human Development Survey (IHDS), 2005
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR22626
22900 National Crime Victimization Survey, 2004 [Record-Type Files]
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR22900
22901 National Crime Victimization Survey, 2003 [Record-Type Files]
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR22901
22902 National Crime Victimization Survey, 2002 [Record-Type Files]
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR22902
22920 National Crime Victimization Survey, 2001 [Record-Type Files]
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR22920
You can also view a list of all studies added and updated in the last ninety
days by visiting the ICPSR Web site at
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/ICPSR/access/recent.html.
Posted by ronbo at 06:46 PM
December 11, 2008
Preliminary proceedings of the 2008 Fall Stata Users Group meeting, now available
The North American Stata Users Group's Fall meeting was held in San Francisco on November 13-14, 2008. Proceedings, notes, and other materials can be viewed here.
Posted by ronbo at 06:23 PM
From the ICPSR OR Blog: Help for the Holidays!
As the academic terms draws to a close and help resources diminish for the next few weeks, we thought this an appropriate time to remind you of ICPSR’s Data User Help Center. The posted tutorials can resolve many common questions related to reading data into statistical software as well as resolving some frequent problems in getting set-up files to run in Windows and questions on establishing MyData accounts.
This online resource provides a variety of tutorials designed to help data users with using ICPSR data and related resources. Its overall goal is to provide data users with comprehensive answers, 24 hours a day/7days a week, to the most common problems they experience.
Moreover, the help center provides several media options to accommodate different learning styles including those who learn best by using video, audio, or print-out instructions. In addition, PowerPoint presentations of the tutorials are available for individuals who find it necessary to take groups through the tutorials.
Links to the Data User Help Center can be found under the Help tab and the Data tab on the ICPSR Web site.
Happy Holidays!
Posted by ronbo at 05:33 PM
Census Product Update (11/28/2008) - Hot Tip: American Community Survey 2005-2007 Data Release
On Dec. 9, the Census Bureau will release the first set of three-year American Community Survey data for all geographies with populations greater than 20,000. The release will provide the first look at detailed socioeconomic and housing characteristics for geographies between 20,000 and 64,999 since Census 2000.
Posted by ronbo at 05:30 PM
Census Product Update (11/28/2008) - Fact of the Day: North American Transportation Statistics Database
This on-line database presents information on transportation and transportation-related activities among Canada, the United States and Mexico, both within individual countries and between the countries. This database, presented in French, English, and Spanish, is accessible in table and time series formats, and covers twelve thematic areas including; transportation and the economy, transportation safety, transportation's impact on energy and the environment, passenger and freight activity, and transportation and trade.
The database currently contains 31 tables with additions planned for the future, and allows users to obtain both value data in any of the three national currencies and volume data in metric or U.S. measurement units via the time series function. Data in table or time series format can be printed or downloaded for further processing and analysis. For most tables, data are available for 1990, 1995 to 2004. The data will be updated on a regular basis, thus a few tables already contain more recent data.
Posted by ronbo at 05:27 PM
U.S. Census Bureau News (11/26/2008) - 2007 State Government Finances
Complete information on the financial activity of all 50 state governments. Data cover revenues by type (taxes and federal aid), expenditures by character (current operations, capital outlay, payments to other governments), expenditures by function (welfare, health, education, natural resources), indebtedness, and cash and security holdings. Complete statistics on local government finances will be released in the summer of 2009 from the 2007 Census of Governments. Internet address: http://www.census.gov/govs/www/state07.html.
Posted by ronbo at 05:25 PM
New IES Report from the National Center for Education Statistics: "Employees in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2007, and Salaries of Full-Time Instructional Faculty 2007-08"
The National Center for Education Statistics within the Institute of Education Sciences has released the report "Employees in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2007, and Salaries of Full-Time Instructional Faculty 2007-08."
This report presents information from the Winter 2007-08 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) web-based data collection. Tabulations represent data requested from all postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal student financial aid programs. The tables in this publication include data on the number of staff employed in Title IV postsecondary institutions in fall 2007 by primary function/occupational activity, length of contract/teaching period, employment status, salary class interval, faculty and tenure status, academic rank, race/ethnicity, and gender. Also included are tables on the number of full-time instructional faculty employed in Title IV postsecondary institutions in 2007-08 by length of contract/teaching period, academic rank, gender, and average salaries.
To view, download and print the report as a PDF file, please visit:
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009154
Posted by ronbo at 11:16 AM
December 10, 2008
ICPSR Webinar Series: "Enhancing Analysis of Racially & Ethnically Underrepresented Populations in the US"
Join us for a Webinar on December 16
Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/698614834
ICPSR’s Minority Data Resource Center offers streamlined access to data that are relevant to the study of immigration, place of origin, ancestry, ethnicity, and race in the United Sates.
The topics available for analysis are vast. Here are just a few intriguing findings from data featured in the MDRC:
• Female slaves in the state of South Carolina were valued at nearly twice the dollar value as males.
• The Crow and Chippewa Tribe Family Size Suffered the Largest Decrease from 1885 to 1930.
• Non-Hispanic Black Children Most Likely to be Diagnosed with Asthma (2004).
• Hispanic Voters Experienced Difficulty Casting Votes (2002 mid-term elections).
• Hospital Admissions Vary by Race (2004).
This webinar will serve as an orientation to the Minority Data Resource Center, its content, and its online analytic tools!
This webinar is open to the public - please forward this invitation to all with interest in these topics!
Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.
System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer
Posted by ronbo at 03:45 PM
From IES Newsflash: Results of the NAEP 2007 mathematics assessment in Puerto Rico just released
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has released results from the NAEP 2007 mathematics assessment administered in Puerto Rico. Results are reported in "The Nation's Report Card: Mathematics 2007 Performance of Public School Students in Puerto Rico." Approximately 2,800 fourth- and eighth-grade students from 100 public schools in Puerto Rico participated in the assessment. Students were assessed in the areas of number properties and operations, measurement, geometry, data analysis and probability, and algebra. Results for Puerto Rico students are compared to those for public school students nationally.
Findings include the following:
* The average question score was lower for students in Puerto Rico than public school students nationally.
* There was no significant difference in overall scores between male and female students in Puerto Rico.
* Although male students scored higher than female students in the content area of measurement, female students scored higher than male students in the content area of data analysis and probability.
Read the executive summary and download the report in English or Spanish at
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pubs/studies/2009451.asp
To view additional findings and more information on the assessment, visit
http://nationsreportcard.gov/puertorico/
For background on the history of NAEP assessments in Puerto Rico, visit
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/puertorico
NAEP, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, is administered by the National Center for Education Statistics within the Institute of Education Science. The National Assessment Governing Board sets the policy for the NAEP program.
Posted by ronbo at 03:43 PM
December 09, 2008
American Community Survey Alert, Number 62
(Released December 9, 2008)
Informing you about news, events, data releases, congressional action, and
other developments associated with the American Community Survey (ACS).
(Note to subscribers: If you have trouble with any of the links in this
Alert, please copy and paste the link into the address line of your
browser. The page will then come up.)
December 9, 2008 -- Release of 2005-2007 ACS Social, Economic, Housing,
and Demographic 3-Year Estimates
The U.S. Census Bureau today released 3-year ACS estimates for the first
time. These 3-year estimates are based on data collected from 2005 to 2007
and are published for all geographic areas with populations of 20,000 or
more. Of particular interest are data for midsize population areas (20,000
to 64,999). Characteristics for these areas have not been released since
the last decennial census in 2000.
These estimates describe the average characteristics for the 3-year time
period (January 2005 through December 2007. Guidance on how to use the new
ACS multiyear estimates can be found at:
http://www.census.gov/acs/www/UseData/myeoverview.html.
The press release highlighting the release of the 2005-2007 ACS estimates
can be found at:
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/012955.html.
The ACS Compass Products - Presentations
The Census Bureau has released a set of presentations as part of The ACS
Compass Products. These presentations provide important information on
various aspects of the American Community Survey and were developed for two
main purposes: (1) for individual use to learn more about the ACS and (2)
to provide a wide audience with the tools needed to conduct training on the
ACS. Each presentation consists of approximately 35 PowerPoint slides and
the accompanying speakers’ notes. They will soon also be available as
multimedia files. The presentation topics are:
An Overview of the American Community Survey presents the basics of the
American Community Survey program and Website. It includes information on
content, survey methodology, and data products.
Things that May Affect Estimates from the American Community Survey
presents a discussion of sampling error and other things that affect
American Community Survey estimates, such as non-sampling error and
population controls.
Understanding Multiyear Estimates in the American Community Survey details
the definition, use, and interpretation of multiyear estimates.
Data Products from the American Community Survey presents an overview of
the American Community Survey data products, including examples of each
product.
Geographic Areas and Concepts for the American Community Survey gives an
overview of the types of geographic areas for which data are available from
the ACS.
The ACS Compass Products may be found at:
http://www.census.gov/acs/www/UseData/Compass/compass_series.html
If you have questions, comments, or identify any areas of concern with The
ACS Compass Products, we would like to hear from you. Please contact us by
email at acso.users.support@census.gov.
Archival of Data Prior to 2005
The ACS Archive Files for 2000-2004 that were temporarily removed from the
Census FTP site are now available. The ACS 2000–2004 archival files now
follow a consistent format, similar to the ACS 2007 files available on the
Census FTP site. In addition, the Detailed Tables for these years are
available again on American FactFinder. For more information, please
reference the README_2000_2004_FTP_Archives.pdf located on:
http://www2.census.gov/acs/downloads/Core_Tables/.
A Look Ahead: 2005-2007 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Files Will Be Released in Early 2009
The 2005-2007 PUMS file will be released in early 2009. This multiyear PUMS
file will contain the same sample of actual responses provided in the 2005,
2006, and 2007 One-Year PUMS files, with new weights.
Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about the American Community Survey,
please call (800) 923-8282 or e-mail cmo.acs@census.gov.
Posted by ronbo at 07:40 PM
From IES Newsflash: Highlights From TIMSS 2007: Mathematics and Science Achievement of U.S. Fourth- and Eighth-Grade Students in an International Context
This report from the National Center for Education Statistics within the Institute of Education Sciences summarizes the performance of U.S. fourth- and eighth-grade students on the 2007 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), comparing their scores with their peers internationally as well as documenting changes in mathematics and science achievement since 1995. The report also describes additional details about trends in the achievement of students within the United States, by sex, racial/ethnic background, and the poverty level of the schools they attend.
TIMSS is sponsored by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), an international organization of national research institutions and governmental research agencies. TIMSS has been administered four times: in 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2007. The United States participated in all four administrations. In 2007, 36 countries participated at grade four, while 48 participated at grade eight.
Mathematics
Results show that the 2007 average mathematics scores of both U.S. fourth- and eighth-grade students were higher than the TIMSS scale average. At grade four, the average U.S. mathematics score was higher than those in 23 of the 35 other countries, lower than those in 8 countries (all 8 were in Asia or Europe), and not measurably different from those in 4 countries. At grade eight, the average U.S. mathematics score was higher than those in 37 of the 47 other countries, lower than those in 5 countries (all located in Asia), and not measurably different from those in 5 countries.
Comparing average scores from the first administration of TIMSS in 1995 to the most recent results from 2007 showed that both U.S. fourth- and eighth-graders improved in mathematics.
Science
In science, the average scores of both U.S. fourth- and eighth-graders were higher than the TIMSS scale average. At grade four, the average U.S. science score was higher than those in 25 of the 35 other countries, lower than those in 4 countries (all of them in Asia), and not measurably different from those in 6 countries. At eighth grade, the average U.S. science score was higher than the average scores in 35 of the 47 other countries, lower than those in 9 countries (all located in Asia or Europe), and not measurably different from those in 3 countries.
Unlike in mathematics, the average science scores for both U.S. fourth- and eighth-grade students were not measurably different in 2007 compared to the first TIMSS results collected in 1995.
For more information on TIMSS and to view the report in its entirety, please visit http://nces.ed.gov/timss/
Posted by ronbo at 07:37 PM
IRiSS: Get Free Subjects-Apply to Spring 2009 REP
The Research Experience Program (REP) is now accepting Spring 2009 applications. Applications are due January 16th, 2009 at 5:00 pm.
The REP is a program worked in joint with local community colleges to help Stanford faculty and graduate students do experimental social science research more easily and effectively. The REP helps provide access to human participants at local community colleges. Participating in REP not only enhances your research by giving you access to a wider subject pool, it is also a great opportunity for students at local community colleges to gain first-hand exposure to experimental research in the social sciences. We accept both laboratory (especially laboratory experiments that can take place up at Foothill College) and online studies.
The website for applications can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/apply-to-rep
If you have any questions at all, please contact: research-exp-program@stanford.edu
Happy Holidays!
Posted by ronbo at 06:47 PM
December 08, 2008
Recent ICPSR updates and additions - New Releases through 2008-12-07
Below is a list of new data collection additions to the ICPSR data archive
along with a list of released data collections that have been updated:
New Additions
22205 Afrobarometer Round 3: The Quality of Democracy and Governance in
Malawi, 2005
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR22205
22207 Afrobarometer Round 3: The Quality of Democracy and Governance in
Mozambique, 2005
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR22207
23025 American Time Use Survey (ATUS), 2007
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR23025
23368 Eurobarometer 68.1: The European Parliament and Media Usage,
September-November 2007
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR23368
23420 National Longitudinal Survey of Local Public Health Systems, 1998-2006
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR23420
23782 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2007
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR23782
Updates
2018 National Black Politics Study, 1993
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02018
2201 Multiple Cause of Death, 1994
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02201
2700 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS): 1997
Sample Survey of Law Enforcement Agencies
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02700
2927 CBS News/New York Times New York State Poll #2, February 2000
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02927
3565 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS): 2000
Sample Survey of Law Enforcement Agencies
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03565
3620 Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, Summer 1966
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03620
6708 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS), 1993
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06708
7902 National Survey of Family Growth, Cycle II, 1976: Couple File
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07902
9222 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics, 1987
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09222
9749 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS), 1990
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09749
You can also view a list of all studies added and updated in the last ninety
days by visiting the ICPSR Web site at
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/ICPSR/access/recent.html.
Posted by ronbo at 06:40 PM
December 02, 2008
New IES Report from the National Center for Education Statistics: "Expectations and Reports of Homework for Public School Students in the First, Third, and Fifth Grades"
The National Center for Education Statistics within the Institute of Education Sciences has released the report "Expectations and Reports of Homework for Public School Students in the First, Third, and Fifth Grades."
This brief uses data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K) to examine (1) the amount of time that students' public school teachers expected them to spend on reading/language arts and mathematics homework in first, third, and fifth grades; and (2) reports from parents of public school children of how often their children did homework at home in the first, third, and fifth grades. Teachers' expectations are reported by the percentage of minority students in the student's school and parents' reports are reported by the child's race/ethnicity. The findings indicate that the amount of reading and mathematics homework that students' teachers expected them to complete on a typical evening generally increased from first grade to fifth grade. In both subjects and in all grades, differences were found by the minority enrollment of the school. Children in schools with higher percentages of minority students had teachers who expected more hom
ework on a typical evening, whereas generally children in lower minority schools had teachers who expected less homework. In addition, in all three grades, larger percentages of Black, Asian, and Hispanic children than White children had parents who reported that their child did homework five or more times a week.
To view, download and print the report as a PDF file, please visit:
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009033
Posted by ronbo at 02:58 PM
December 01, 2008
MAPSS Talk: Lance Waller - Hierarchical Models with Spatial Data
MAPSS continues our quarter on Hierchical Modeling with Emory University Professor Lance A. Waller, who will talk about hierarchical approaches to spatial problems.
Pizza will be served outside Building 320 (Geology) Room 105 at 11:45AM, talk starts at 12:00PM. (RSVP for food at http://www.stanford.edu/group/mapss/colloquium/rsvp_signup.html)
Thursday, December 4th
12:00 PM
Building 320 (Geology) - Room 105
Statistical Methods for Estimating Spatially-Varying Associations: Comparing Assumptions, Implementation, and Inference Regarding Links Between Violent Crime, Alcohol Distribution, and Illegal Drug Arrests in Houston, Texas
Recent years have seen an increase in the development and application of statistical methods allowing regression associations to vary over geographic space, that is, methods allowing construction of maps of spatially-varying associations between outcomes and covariates of interest. We compare and contrast two general approaches for creating such maps: geographically weighted regression (GWR) and spatially-varying coefficient models. We discuss how the two approaches differ in underlying assumptions and implementation and how these differences influence the range and interpretability of resulting outcomes. We illustrate the ideas and both types of methods to investigate spatially-varying associations between reports of violent crime, alcohol distribution, and illegal drug arrests in census tracts in Houston, Texas. We might expect different local associations to occur based on differing local environments and drivers impacting the associations between the variables, and we illustrate the sort of inferences provided by the two different analytical approaches.
Lance Waller received his PhD in Operations Research from Cornell University in 1992. His interests involve statistical analysis of spatially referenced data. Examples include tests of spatial clustering of disease cases, for example around a hazardous waste site; small area estimation; hierarchical models with spatially structured random effects; and spatial point process models. Recent applications include spatiotemporal mapping of disease rates, statistical methods for assessing environmental justice, the analysis of spatial trends in Lyme disease incidence and reporting, spatial modelling of the spread of raccoon rabies, and point process analysis of sea turtle nesting locations in Florida. He is interested in both the statistical methodology, and the environmental and epidemiologic models involved in the analysis of this type of data. He teaches courses in spatial biostatistics, applied linear models, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Public Health.
MAPSS is an interdisciplinary methodology program designed to expose researchers to diverse modes of data collection and analysis from across the social sciences. MAPSS offers a colloquium series, a workshop, a graduate certificate program, and various research resources. If you would like to learn more about the Methods of Analysis Program in the Social Sciences (MAPSS), please check out our website at mapss.stanford.edu.
All members of the Stanford community are invited to attend and to RSVP in advance to reserve food.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/mapss/colloquium/rsvp_signup.html.
Lunch will be served at 11:45 for those who have RSVP'd; the talks start at 12:00.
For more information, please contact mapss-info@lists.stanford.edu.
Posted by ronbo at 05:26 PM
Recent ICPSR updates and additions - New Releases through 2008-11-30
Below is a list of new data collection additions to the ICPSR data archive
along with a list of released data collections that have been updated:
Updates
2508 ABC News/Washington Post Monthly Poll, January 1998
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02508
3064 Eurobarometer 53: Racism, Information Society, General Services, and
Food Labeling, April-May 2000
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03064
3619 Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, Spring 1967
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03619
3870 ABC News/Washington Post Political Poll, October 1994
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03870
5507 Studies in International Integration, 1967
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR05507
5517 Studies in International Integration
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR05517
6015 ABC News/Washington Post Republican Delegate Poll, August 1992
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06015
6181 ABC News/Washington Post Poll, February 1993
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06181
6227 Monitoring the Future: A Continuing Study of the Lifestyles and Values
of Youth, 1976-1992: Concatenated Core File
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06227
8922 ABC News/Washington Post Pre-Summit Poll, December 1987
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08922
9070 ABC News Democratic Convention Poll, July 1988
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09070
9179 ABC News/Washington Post 50 State Poll, September-November 1988
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09179
9442 ABC News NHK Japan Poll, March 1990
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09442
9473 National Survey of Family Growth, Cycle IV, 1988
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09473
You can also view a list of all studies added and updated in the last ninety
days by visiting the ICPSR Web site at
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/ICPSR/access/recent.html.
Posted by ronbo at 03:37 PM
From Census Product Update (11/28/2008): Hot Tip - American Community Survey 2005-2007 Data Release
On Dec. 9, the Census Bureau will release the first set of three-year American Community Survey data for all geographies with populations greater than 20,000. The release will provide the first look at detailed socioeconomic and housing characteristics for geographies between 20,000 and 64,999 since Census 2000.
Posted by ronbo at 03:34 PM
From Census Product Update (11/28/2008): Fact of the Day - North American Transportation Statistics Database
This on-line database presents information on transportation and transportation-related activities among Canada, the United States and Mexico, both within individual countries and between the countries. This database, presented in French, English, and Spanish, is accessible in table and time series formats, and covers twelve thematic areas including; transportation and the economy, transportation safety, transportation's impact on energy and the environment, passenger and freight activity, and transportation and trade.
The database currently contains 31 tables with additions planned for the future, and allows users to obtain both value data in any of the three national currencies and volume data in metric or U.S. measurement units via the time series function. Data in table or time series format can be printed or downloaded for further processing and analysis. For most tables, data are available for 1990, 1995 to 2004. The data will be updated on a regular basis, thus a few tables already contain more recent data.
Posted by ronbo at 01:59 PM