Statistical Analyst

October 25

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Cambium Learning Group

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at-risk and special student populations • reading intervention • math intervention • summer intervention • English language learners

501 - 1000

Description

• The Statistical Analyst will work under the direction of a Psychometrician using specifications to write and execute programs to perform psychometric analysis, scoring, and technical reporting using large datasets from large-scale assessments. • This position requires proficiency and experience in working in a large-scale summative assessment environment where quality assurance, complex data sets, timely execution of tasks, and documentation of code are expected competencies. • Maintains, updates, and operates existing code and develops new code as needed for review required for projects. • Develops rationale in programs to obtain required parameters to ensure data quality. • Applies given formulas to obtain required statistics for various types of psychometric data. • Maintains written documentation of all programming procedures and file structures for each project. • Assists with QC of data analysis results, applying prescribed criteria, and reporting questionable results. • Communicates concerns/insights to the project psychometrician.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in statistics, mathematics, or a related field. • 1+ years of statistical analysis experience. • 1 year of psychometric programming experience with a testing company is preferred . • Must be proficient in R with experience in R Markdown a plus . • Experience with Winsteps and/or IRTPRO is preferred . • Must be willing to continuously update knowledge and skills using new software applications available for test data analysis and efficiency enhancement.