Quality of Responses of Eighth Grade Students to Questionnaire Items

Title:	Quality of Responses of Eighth Grade Students to Questionnaire Items
Description:	Using NELS:88 data, this analysis report will provide a thorough examination of the quality of the data collected through the NELS:88 base year survey and will serve as a benchmark for many future analyses. Assessment of data quality leads to better analysis and interpretation of the data and improvements in the designs of future follow-ups and studies. The report will describe the quality of the NELS:88 base-year data focusing on: 1) validity - parent data used as standard, 2) consistency - agreement between similar responses in different sections of questionnaire and 3) quality of data by student characteristics.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (4,988KB)
Cover Date:	September 1991
Web Release:	September 30, 1991
Print Release:	September 30, 1991
Publication #:	NCES 91487 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Jerry West
Type of Product:	Statistical Analysis Report
Survey/Program Areas:	National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88)
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Statistical Analysis Report, please contact: Elise Christopher.