rwebdb RIP

It’s time to pull the plug.

rwebdb 02-February-2011

The project heads toward a release date and a welcome supplement to recent macro-level analysis of college costs that has received broad attention and some contentious disbelief.

rwebdb 20-January-2011

Institutional revenues for the early years of the postsecondary education time series now reside in rpeds.

rwebdb 19-January-2011

The rpeds time series now contains data on student charges.

rwebdb 18-January-2011

Progress report on the development of a postsecondary education time series, which now also has a tentative name.

rwebdb 29-December-2010

A new integrated data structure, additional flexibility, initial test results, and plans for continued development.

rwebdb 13-December-2010

Understanding something and knowing how to proceed can be two different things.

rwebdb 16-November-2010

The rwebdb data warehouse now contains 31 variables. Of these, 16 are new, including several pricing variables on undergraduate and graduate tuition and fees. The post also provides a peek ahead.

rwebdb 30-October-2010

On tearing apart programs, queasiness, and reassembling them, all the while testing and re-testing for query performance changes. Along with lots and lots of verification that no logic errors get introduced in the process.

rwebdb 27-October-2010

A boatload of new enrollment variables, including the dreaded full-time equivalent enrollments. Gratifying results.