Department of Humanities and Social Sciences in the Professions

Sharon L. Weinberg

Professor of Educational Statistics and Psychology

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Sharon L. Weinberg is Professor of Quantitative Methods and Psychology and Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs. She received an A.B. degree in mathematics and a Ph.D. degree in psychometrics and research design from Cornell University. She is the author of numerous articles in statistics and in applied areas of study including school psychology and special education. She is the recipient of several major grants from Federal agencies, including NSF, NIDA, and OERI. Her latest book, Data Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences Using SPSS, was published recently by Cambridge University Press, 2002, pp. 752. She is currently under contract with Cambridge to write a second edition of this book.


Presentations

Degrees Held

  • A.B. Cornell University 1968
  • M.A. Cornell University 1970
  • Ph.D. Cornell University 1971

Awards

  • Daniel Griffiths Award for Distinguished Research

Publications

  • Curriculum Vitae (view)
  • Weitzman, B.C., Guttmacher, S., Weinberg, S.L., & Kapadia, F. (2003). Low response rate schools in surveys of adolescent risk-taking behaviors: Possible biases, possible solutions. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 56(1), pp. 63-67.
  • Weinberg, S.L. & Abramowitz, S. (2002). Data Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences using SPSS. London: Cambridge University Press, 752 pp.
  • Tomasi, S. & Weinberg, S.L. (1999). Classifying children as learning disabled: An analysis of current practice in an urban setting. Learning Disability Quarterly, 22, 31-42.
  • Gottlieb, J. & Weinberg, S.L. (1999). Reasons for referral:A comparison of children referred and not referred for special education. Elementary School Journal, 99(3), 187-199.
  • Weinberg, S.L. (in press). “Grade inflation: An examination at the institutional level”. In Sawilowsky, S. (Ed.). Real data analysis. Washington, DC: American Educational Research Association: SIG/ Educational Statisticians.
  • Weinberg, S. L. & Abramowitz, S. (2000). Making general principles come alive in the classroom through an active case studies approach. Journal of Statistics Education, v. 8, n. 2, pp. 15 [online].

Courses

  • Educational Statistics I, E10.2001
  • Educational Statistics II, E10.2002

Research Interests

  • School Reform
  • Statistics
  • Statistics Education
  • Faculty Diversity
  • Higher Education