Information Agenda and Stages

Education

Outcomes
Outcomes	Explore	Describe	Explain	Predict	Forecast	Simulate
High School Graduation	What is already known about the outcome? How is it best measured? Is the data already collected and accessible? If applicable, what proxy variables might be utilized or estimated?	What are the summary characteristics of the outcome?	How is the outcome influenced by or related to other factors? How does that influence differ when accounting for additional variables?	What is the probability of the outcome occurring? What is the most/least likely outcome? How does this probability differ when accounting for additional variables?	What is the probability of the outcome projected over the next 3-5 years?	How do simulated changes affect the probability of the outcome? What set of conditions optimize the probability of the outcome?
College Going
Postsecondary Persistence
Postsecondary Graduation

Outcomes
Outcomes	Explore	Describe	Explain	Predict	Forecast	Simulate
Time to Employment	What is already known about the outcome? How is it best measured? Is the data already collected and accessible? If applicable, what proxy variables might be utilized or estimated?	What are the summary characteristics of the outcome?	How is the outcome influenced by or related to other factors? How does that influence differ when accounting for additional variables?	What is the probability of the outcome occurring? What is the most/least likely outcome? How does this probability differ when accounting for additional variables?	What is the probability of the outcome projected over the next 3-5 years?	How do simulated changes affect the probability of the outcome? What set of conditions optimize the probability of the outcome?
Employment Gap
Industry Placement
Employment Location