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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 -
Percentage of Staff Time Devoted to Advanced Analytics
From the 2018 AIR National Survey of IR Offices, we learned that 19% of staff time was devoted to conducting basic analytics (e.g., descriptive statistics). But what about advanced analytics (e.g., predictive analytics)?...Read Moreabout: Percentage of Staff Time Devoted to Advanced Analytics -
Diversity Driving Excellence: A Cross-Departmental Collaboration
In 2018, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), a public Research I university with a medical center in Richmond, VA, adopted its current strategic plan, Quest 2025. The plan advanced institutional priorities in four ar...Read Moreabout: Diversity Driving Excellence: A Cross-Departmental Collaboration -
Supporting Equity through Data: Two Success Stories
As institutions grapple with closing persistent equity gaps, institutional research holds clues to promising solutions. Read about two institutions that have effectively used data in combination with the...Read Moreabout: Supporting Equity through Data: Two Success Stories -
Creating Institutional Diversity Dashboards: Where Do IR Offices Start?
Attention to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in higher education has intensified in recent months on many campuses. Increasingly, institutional leaders acknowledge that advancing social justice requires involving...Read Moreabout: Creating Institutional Diversity Dashboards: Where Do IR Offices Start?