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ERIC Number: EJ285757
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982
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Estimation of the Number of Children with Limited English Proficiency: A Review of Analytic Procedures.
Peng, Samuel S.; And Others
NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education, v7 n1 p37-52 Fall 1982
Two major analytic procedures for estimating the number of children with limited English proficiency (discriminant analysis and probabilistic procedures) are described and strengths and weaknesses discussed. Synthetic cohort analysis (an expanded version of the probabilistic approach) is described and recommended as an alternate procedure for future national studies. (Author/MH)
Descriptors: Children, Discriminant Analysis, English, Estimation (Mathematics), Evaluation Criteria, Language Proficiency, Language Usage, Limited English Speaking, National Surveys, Research Methodology, Spanish Speaking
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Childrens English and Services Survey; Probabilistic Sampling; Synthetic Cohort Analysis