RAND Texas FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

1. What is the relationship between RAND and RAND Texas?

2. Why can't I access certain information from RAND Texas?

3. Are there discounts for non-profit RAND Texas subscribers?

4. How often is the content on RAND Texas updated?

5. How can I find out what kind of statistics are available on RAND Texas?

6. How do I copy data from the table I am viewing to my disk?

7. Why can't I print graphs from the site? And why does the graph take a long time to display?

8. Why won't the graphing function index the data series I've selected?

9. What does data returned as NA indicate?

10. Why does the graphing function only return an empty box?

11. Can I re-publish the statistics or other content from RAND Texas?

12. How do I cite information from RAND Texas?

1. What is the relationship between RAND and RAND Texas?
RAND sponsors the RAND Texas web site. RAND is a public policy research organization with offices in Santa Monica, CA, Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh, PA, New York, NY, the Netherlands, Berlin, and the United Kingdom.

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2. Why can't I access certain information from RAND Texas?
RAND Texas Statistics is available by subscription only. (The site is currently available to all on a free-trial basis.) For information on subscribing, see Subscribe to RAND Texas.

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3. Are there discounts for non-profit or other RAND Texas subscribers?
There are currently no discounts, although multiple users receive discounts. Site licenses are also available. See Subscribe to RAND Texas for more information.

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4. How often is the content on RAND Texas updated?
The frequenty of updates varies according to the data source. Some data are updated monthly, others quarterly, and others annually. See Using RAND Texas for search information.
Occasionally, updates are delayed by the data provider. When this occurs, we make every attempt to note this on our site.

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5. How can I find out what kind of statistics are available on RAND Texas?
Users can browse statistics on RAND Texas Statistics. Another useful link is the Using this Website page, which provides search guidelines.

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6. How do I copy data from the table I am viewing to my disk?
Choose the "tab delimited" option under data format on any form. Then save the data, which should open automatically in most spreadsheet applications.

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7. Why can't I print graphs from the site? And why does the graph take a long time to display?
Most browsers won't yet print java graphs. Eventual improvements should allow users to print graphs in the future. The Java Applet takes a few seconds to load the first time in your session. After that, each graph should take no more than 1-2 seconds to load.

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8. Why won't the graphing function index the data series I've selected?
The index function divides each value in a data series by the first data point. If this is zero or NA, the graph won't be able to divide and will return an incomplete time series.

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9. What does data returned as NA indicate?
This indicates that data are not available. This will appear as NA in a table and as a blank space on a graph.

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10. Why does the graphing function only returns an empty box?
The graphing function does not work on early versions of Internet Explorer. For the best performance, upgrade to the most recent version of Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.

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11. Can I re-publish the statistics or other content from RAND Texas?
Yes, but you must cite RAND Texas as the source. In some cases (as indicated on submission forms), you must cite the originating data source, as well. See our Terms and Conditions of Use for more details.

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12. How do I cite information from RAND Texas??
In most cases, cite the specific page or form from RAND Texas as the source. E.g., http://tx.rand.org/stats/economics/airport.html. You may also want to provide the exact title of the page (e.g., RAND Texas Major Airport Operating Statistics), and the publication date since our data are time stamped.

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