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Weighting the LSAY Programme of International Student Assessment cohorts

By
Patrick Lim
Type
Technical paper
Published
6 December 2011
ISBN
ISBN 978 1 921955 76 1 print; 978 1 921955 75 4 web

Description

This technical paper outlines the methodology used to adjust the original Program of International Student Assessment (PISA) weights to ensure that each Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) wave represents the original population. The author also provides guidance to researchers in applying the weights to their analysis of LSAY data.