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The IR Narrative: Telling People’s Stories through Data and Analytics
We learned recently from the AIR Stakeholder Survey that dashboards and data visualizations, communicating and effective presentations, and data analytics are the top areas of skills, abilities, and knowledge needed to ...Read Moreabout: The IR Narrative: Telling People’s Stories through Data and Analytics -
In Memoriam: Glynton Smith
AIR is saddened to announce the passing of longtime member Glynton Smith on March 3, 2021. Glynton was a retired director of institutional research at Georgia State as well as the Medical College of Georgia and the Unive...Read Moreabout: In Memoriam: Glynton Smith -
Mapping in Tableau
Visualizing geographic information helps data consumers quickly and easily derive insights and meaning. Institutional researchers, for example, may want to map students' home states or countries to help campus administra...Read Moreabout: Mapping in Tableau -
Using Survey Results to Assist Low-Income Queens College SEEK Students in Obtaining Resources During the Pandemic
Students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, many of whom are of color, continue to suffer as a result of the pandemic and need support from their colleges. The Queens College (QC) Percy E. Sutton, Search for Education...Read Moreabout: Using Survey Results to Assist Low-Income Queens College SEEK Students in Obtaining Resources During the Pandemic -
IPEDS Updates
Spring 2020 Data Released NCES has released provisional data from the Spring 2020 collection. The Spring 2020 collection includes the following survey component data: Enrollment, Fall 2019; Finance, Fiscal Year 2...Read Moreabout: IPEDS Updates -
A Review of the 2021 Chronicle of Higher Education Trends Report
The 2021 Chronicle of Higher Education Trends Report was released in February in both print and digital form. Consisting of five feature-length articles, this year’s report links the challenges of the COVID-19 pand...Read Moreabout: A Review of the 2021 Chronicle of Higher Education Trends Report -
Data Mining: A Primer for IR
What Is Data Mining and Why Would I Want to Use It? Data mining combines the areas of statistics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to discover relationships and insights hidden within large volumes of data....Read Moreabout: Data Mining: A Primer for IR -
Common Analytics Terms: A Quick Reference
Have you ever been involved in a conversation in which two or more people are using the same term but with different meanings? Establishing the meaning of common terms prevents miscommunications and helps move conversati...Read Moreabout: Common Analytics Terms: A Quick Reference -
Change with Analytics: Perspectives on How to Use the Statement in Practice
As stated in the Change with Analytics statement, the “Association for Institutional Research (AIR), EDUCAUSE, and the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) stand together with ...Read Moreabout: Change with Analytics: Perspectives on How to Use the Statement in Practice -
Strategies for Using Predictive Analytics
I interviewed Karl Konsdorf, Director of Research, Analytics and Reporting at Sinclair Community College, to learn about their strategies for using predictive analytics. Can you share some examples of how you are using P...Read Moreabout: Strategies for Using Predictive Analytics