Most statistical agencies lost 20% to 30% of their staff this year, and the Trump administration is pursuing further workforce cuts at these agencies.

The Common Data Set can help prospective students know how much aid they could get to pay for college. Why don’t all schools provide it? By Ron Lieber A similar version of this column was published ...

The Common Data Set (CDS) is a compilation of standardized data that is used to generate various survey requests that involve student statistics. The following documents are in PDF format.

There’s been a “targeted, surgical removal of data sets, or elements of data sets, that are not aligned with the administration’s priorities,” said Denice Ross at the Federation of American Scientists ...

Learn what overfitting is, how it impacts data models, and effective strategies to prevent it, such as cross-validation and simplification.

The Common Data Set (CDS) provides Bethel's answers to many frequently asked questions. One goal of the CDS is to improve the comparability of data reported across institutions; this standardized ...

The Common Data Set (CDS) initiative is a collaborative effort among institutional researchers and guidebook publishers, as represented by the College Board, Peterson's, and U.S. News & World Report.

The combined goal of this collaboration is to improve the quality and accuracy of information provided to all involved in a student's transition into higher education as well as to reduce the ...