
| Title: | Unit Record Versus Aggregate Data: Perspectives on Postsecondary Education Data Collection, Retention, and Release |
| Description: | This paper examines two approaches to the collection of postsecondary education data: unit record and aggregate. Practical issues which should be addressed when choosing one or the other approach for a given research or administrative application are described in detail and examples of approaches in current use are provided. |
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| Cover Date: | April 1998 |
| Web Release: | April 21, 1998 |
| Print Release: | April 21, 1998 |
| Publication #: | NCES 98280 General Ordering Information |
| Center/Program: | NCES |
| Type of Product: | Brochure |
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National Postsecondary Education Cooperative (NPEC) |
| Questions: |
For questions about the content of this Brochure, please contact: Nancy B. Borkow. |