Methodological Advice & Data Analysis Tools
PIAAC's complex study design requires advanced statistical techniques to estimate sampling and measurement variances to analyze the data correctly. The following methodological notes & analysis tools have been developed to support data users in their analysis of the PIAAC data.
PIAAC Methods Series
The Methods Series Analysis Scripts in Large-Scale Assessments in Education contains selected analysis scripts based on PIAAC data.
In addition, a digital platform - PIAAC scripts digital plattform - is available as an accompaniment to the Methods Series and provides existing analysis scripts (code, syntax) based on previous research with PIAAC data.
PIAAC User Guide
The User Guide contains information about how to link data of the PIAAC Scientific Use Files to the PIAAC Public Use Files of other countries and how to deal with plausible values and the replication weights.
Tools available for the analysis of PIAAC data
Please note that special analysis software is required to account for the imputation of competence values and the complex sampling design. For this purpose various preconfigured analysis tools are available:
International Data Explorer (IDE)
International Database Analyzer (IDB Analyzer)
Log Data Analyzer
Tool:
Examples of use:
- Analysing PIAAC Log Files
- See also: Using PIAAC Log Files to understand respondent behaviour (OECD Skills Studies)
PIAAC Analysebeispiele anhand verschiedener Statistikprogramme
- Analyse von PIAAC-Daten mit Stata
- Analyse von PIAAC-Daten mit SPSS und SAS
- Analyse von PIAAC-Daten mit R
- Analyse von PIAAC-Daten mit Mplus
- Analyse der PIAAC Log Files