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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Data-Handling Procedures Used for Original Data Analysis." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Evaluation of Compensation Data Collected Through the EEO-1 Form. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26581.
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Appendix B

Data-Handling Procedures Used for Original Data Analysis

OBJECTIVE 1

Is the analytical approach fully documented, and are the data publicly available so that the results can be replicated?

Requirement A

Data collection, analysis, and modeling efforts should be fully documented throughout the project. Methods used for analytical activities should be presented clearly in the report or in an appendix, as though prepared for a journal article, and all assumptions and data limitations should be cataloged and acknowledged in the body of the manuscript.

Procedure Used

Substantive chapters (Chapters 27) were reviewed by chapter authors and program staff to ensure descriptions of data collection, methods, and analyses were complete. Assumptions and limitations were noted in each relevant chapter. SAS programs for developing analytical datasets and performing analyses are available on request to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s public access file.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Data-Handling Procedures Used for Original Data Analysis." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Evaluation of Compensation Data Collected Through the EEO-1 Form. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26581.
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Requirement B

If independent contractors or consultants are commissioned for the project, their names and qualifications should be described in the report or in an appendix.

Procedure Used

See Appendix D for biographical sketches of RTI International project staff and programmers.

Requirement C

The project’s public access file should have (1) the raw data; (2) any original analysis instruments; and (3) the documentation necessary to replicate the collection, analysis, or modeling activities relevant to the results presented in the report. Instructions for accessing this information should be provided in the report.

Studies involving the use of proprietary data and/or software, classified information, personally identifiable information, or other restricted information may be exempt from public availability requirements, with institutional approval.

Procedure Used

EEO-1 Components 1 and 2 data analyzed for this report have been determined as exempt from public access file inclusion.

OBJECTIVE 2

How have data and analyses been checked for errors?

Requirement A

Internal panel efforts, wherein several panel members and/or project staff replicate the work; or appointment of an independent, volunteer expert to check for errors and/or replicate the analysis; or commissioning of a paid consultant to verify the work according to a specified plan; or similar mechanism. Such replication efforts should be documented and described in the report or in an appendix.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Data-Handling Procedures Used for Original Data Analysis." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Evaluation of Compensation Data Collected Through the EEO-1 Form. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26581.
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Procedure Used

The overall analysis plan for this report was prepared by panel members with subject matter, statistical, and survey methodology expertise. The plan was reviewed by program staff and RTI International project staff with statistical and programming expertise. The plan was implemented by RTI International staff according to the quality-assurance plan included in this appendix. Results were reviewed by program staff and panel members with subject matter, statistical, and survey methodology expertise.

OBJECTIVE 3

Is the analytical methodology appropriate and representative of best practices?

Requirement A

The report should include a justification of the panel’s choice of methodology.

Procedure Used

Each relevant chapter (Chapters 47) provides a justification of methodology.

Requirement B

Appointment of one or more expert reviewers with specific knowledge of the analytic or modeling techniques employed, to carefully examine those sections of the report.

Procedure Used

The required expertise of external reviewers was described in the slate of potential reviewers considered for external review.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Data-Handling Procedures Used for Original Data Analysis." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Evaluation of Compensation Data Collected Through the EEO-1 Form. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26581.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Data-Handling Procedures Used for Original Data Analysis." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Evaluation of Compensation Data Collected Through the EEO-1 Form. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26581.
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) expanded EEO-1 data collection for reporting years 2017 to 2018 in an effort to improve its ability to investigate and address pay disparities between women and men and between different racial and ethnic groups. These pay disparities are well documented in national statistics. For example, the U.S. Census Bureau (2021) found that Black and Hispanic women earned only 63 percent and 55 percent as much, respectively, of what non-Hispanic White men earned.

Evaluation of Compensation Data Collected Through the EEO-1 Form examines the quality of pay data collected using the EEO-1 form and provides recommendations for future data collection efforts. The report finds that there is value in the expanded EEO-1 data, which are unique among federal surveys by providing employee pay, occupation, and demographic data at the employer level. Nonetheless, both short-term and longer-term improvements are recommended to address significant concerns in employer coverage, conceptual definitions, data measurement, and collection protocols. If implemented, these recommendations could improve the breadth and strength of EEOC data for addressing pay equity, potentially reduce employer burden, and better support employer self-assessment.

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