RL2024-3
Understanding and Using Nationally Representative Survey Data from the RAND American Educator Panel
Recorded: Thursday, June 27, 2024
  
INSTRUCTORS
Julia Heath Kaufman, RAND Corporation
Sy Doan, RAND Corporation 

Kate Brittain, Kitamba

This course provides faculty, students, and other researchers with a primer on use and analyses of the many free teacher and principal survey datasets available through the RAND American Educator Panels (AEP). Participants will: (1) understand key features of probability-based sampling that ensures nationally representative survey data; (2) identify key AEP datasets for addressing their interests and research questions; (3) produce basic descriptive data regarding survey items of interest to them; (4) examine subgroup comparisons for survey items of interest; and (5) consider appropriate data visualizations for displaying results.