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Data Bite May 2017
Access to data is the foundation of a data-informed decision culture. However, some IR Offices report limited or restricted access to a number of institutional data sets that might prove valuable in researching...Read Moreabout: Data Bite May 2017 -
Data Bite April 2017
Institutional research should impact every unit at an institution. But, are some units more likely to use IR than others? According to results from the National Survey of IR Offices, there are certain units more lik...Read Moreabout: Data Bite April 2017 -
Data Bite March 2017
What does the profile of the average Director of IR look like? Results from the National Survey of IR Offices, in combination with AIR’s membership data, show that the average IR Director is 50 years...Read Moreabout: Data Bite March 2017 -
Data Bite February 2017
Last spring, we explored the FTE of the director and professional IR staff and found a correlation between FTE and student enrollment. This month, we go a step further and disaggregate those data by institutional se...Read Moreabout: Data Bite February 2017 -
Data Bite November 2016
Last month, we discussed the location of funding for the IR Office. This month, we’ll delve a little deeper into the budget of the IR Office. In the National Survey of IR Offices, we asked respondents for the ...Read Moreabout: Data Bite November 2016
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