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Autor/inn/en | Hashim, Shirin A.; Kelley-Kemple, Thomas; Laski, Mary E. |
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Institution | Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University |
Titel | An Improved Method for Estimating School-Level Characteristics from Census Data. EdWorkingPaper No. 23-804 |
Quelle | (2023), (39 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Institutional Characteristics; Schools; Computation; Census Figures; Methods; Data Analysis; School Location; Income; School Statistics; School Funds; Enrollment Rate |
Abstract | We propose a new method for estimating school-level characteristics from publicly available census data. We use a school's location to impute its catchment area by aggregating the nearest "n" census block groups such that the number of school-aged children in those "n" block groups is just over the number of students enrolled in that school. We then weight census data by the number of school-aged children in the block-group to estimate school-level measures. We conduct several robustness checks to assess the quality of our estimates and find that our method is broadly successful in replicating known school-level characteristics and producing unbiased estimates for school-level income. This method expands the available set of school-level variables to the broader and richer set of characteristics measured in the census, which can then be used to conduct descriptive and observational research across a long time horizon. (As Provided). |
Anmerkungen | Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: AISR_Info@brown.edu; Web site: http://www.annenberginstitute.org |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2024/1/01 |