However, the discrepancies do not significantly distort the overall historical trends and relative relationships that are more important than absolute values for decision-making and strategic planning from an historical perspective. Every effort was made to seek consistency within and between Trendbook tables but, in certain instances, disparities did exist without a means to reconcile. When such disparities were left in the Trendbook they were cited in the table footnote. Data existed in varying degrees of completeness and historical time. Certain tables will contain gaps where historical data could not be located or reconstructed to fit into the mosaic.
Most tables display summary information at the lowest level of aggregation.
However, the detail records are unavailable so it is not possible to obtain different aggregations of these summaries. The only exceptions are those tables where the cited source is the Data Warehouse and, further, only for the years cited in the table. Once the Trendbook is produced in hard-copy form, significant portions will subsequently be placed on the University WEBsite for ease of access. The information in each table will be kept current electronically and periodically reissued in hard copy. Information will be added or deleted, as appropriate, but an electronic archive will be maintained.