IPEDS Tools

SHEEO/NCES Network Conference & IPEDS Workshop

3/30/04

John MilamHigherEd.org, Inc.

Dataset Cutting Tool (DCT)Part of the PAS & it’s LIVE! Athttp://nces.ed.gov/ipedspasReplaces the “Dump a dataset” featureReplaces the IPEDS Electronic Code Book Designed as an alternative within the PASIncludes all IPEDS data; will make derived variables available when finalizedDoesn’t have all the bells & whistles Quickly creates customized datasets, w/ read programs for SAS, SPSS, & STATA & a customized data dictionary w/ statistics

IPEDS GlossaryNow available live at:http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/glossaryAlmost 500 termsSimple string search of terms or definitionsView terms by # or letterSee links in definitions to other termsSee related termsSee all listings in PDF format

Peer Tool for Novices (PTN)Part of the PAS with the same general interface & “look and feel” Design to whet the user’s appetite for data, hopefully leading them to use the PASPresents a simple, step-by-step process:1) identify a starting or linchpin institution2) pick peers3) pick the data they want4) view a reportRequires creating derived variables of policy interest; but includes only a subset

Peer Tool for Novices - cont.

Provides data at institution level, up to 100 schools at a timeLimited options for picking peer schools1) pick by name2) automatic peer generation ala NPEC2) selection criteria Data are presented in topics, like the taxonomy in ANSWERSView data online only, 8 variables at a timeReports for statistics & data, w/ ranking

Data Analysis System (DAS)An independent app, not part of the PAS

Let users dynamically generate summary tables for one year of final IPEDS data

Does not provide individual school data, only aggregate estimates

Identical in interface & utility to the DAS-OL applications for postsec sample surveysSave queries w/ Table Parameter Files (TPFs)

Requires creating derived variables of policy interest; but includes only a subset

Data Analysis System (DAS) - cont.

Provide sums, counts, & percentage estimates for tables structured with rows and columnsInclude by-column specs & spanner specs for groups of IPEDS schools with user-defined filtersMake cuts in continuous variables - to identify ranges of values to form subgroups Make lumps of categorical variables - to select or regroup the categories

Data in IPEDS Tools  PAS      

Feature Main DCT PTN DAS

Uses single & multi-record data Main DCT   DAS

Creates separate single/multi files   DCT    

Uses only single record data     PTN  

Puts value labels as columns Main   PTN 

Keeps value labels as records   DCT    

Limit to # variables at a time Main   PTN DAS

No limit to # of variables   DCT    

Data – Lists individual schools Main DCT PTN  

Data - Aggregate estimates only       DAS

Requires derived variables     PTN DAS

Includes all derived variables Main DCT    

Subsets of derived variables     PTN DAS