The EdSurvey package is designed to help users analyze
data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), including
the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) datasets. Because
of their scope and complexity, these datasets require special
statistical methods to analyze. The EdSurvey package gives
users functions to perform analyses that account for both complex sample
survey designs and the use of plausible values.
The EdSurvey package also seamlessly takes advantage of
the LaF package to read in data only when it is required
for an analysis. Users with computers that have insufficient memory to
read in the entire NAEP datasets can still do analyses without having to
write special code to read in just the appropriate variables. This is
all addressed directly in the EdSurvey package—behind the
scenes and without additional work by the user.
Please see our book, Analyzing NCES Data Using EdSurvey: A User’s Guide. Please refer to the book for further information about installing, using, and understanding the statistical methodology in EdSurvey.
Bailey, P., Lee, M., Nguyen, T., & Zhang, T. (2020). Using EdSurvey to Analyse PIAAC Data. In Large-Scale Cognitive Assessment (pp. 209-237). Springer, Cham.