A proposal for a "SIR" adjusted index of educational competence.
Contributors: Georgetown University. Public Services Laboratory.; United States. Office of Education.
Series: DHEW publication -- no. (OE) 74-11112.
Publisher: U.S. Office of Education
Published: 1973
Place of publication: [Washington]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 53
Subjects: Educational tests and measurements
Notes: Sponsored reports series.

This report was prepared by Selma J. Mushkin, Director, Public Service Laboratory, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., pursuant to contract no. OEC-0-70-4454 with the Office of Education.

"This paper outlines methods for controlling population differences to make data on [educational] performance more comparable across time...  In this report, achievement score adjustment is used as an example.  The selection of sex, income, and race (SIR) as control variables is proposed as a first step."