(SOLVED) Suppose you are a researcher interested in studying the relationship between household characteristics and future educational outcomes of children.

Discipline: Statistics

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Suppose you are a researcher interested in studying the relationship between household charac- teristics and future educational outcomes of children. You have been advised that one dataset which satisfies your requirements is the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (you will need to find it online). In order to answer the following questions, additionally you will need to locate the codebooks of this database. Note that you do not need the microdata to answer these questions. 

(a)  Briefly describe the objectives of this study and the different rounds of the survey. Mention the methods employed for data collection. At what ages are the interviews conducted? (Your answer should not exceed 10 lines).

(b)  Describe which are the restrictions for the use of this database.


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The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS) program is one of the active longitudinal surveys sponsered by NCEs. The main objectives of this study is to collect national data on.................