Authors:
Gregory T, Brinkman SA
Authors notes:
Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Western Australia; 2013. p. 1-26
Keywords:
Australian Early Development Index, early childhood development, Australia, children
Abstract:
In 2012, the Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) was collected as a national census for the second time.
With the first national data collection occurring in 2009, this second data collection will provide the first indication of change in the status of early childhood development across Australia.
The federal government, state governments, and communities are likely to want to compare their results across the two time periods to see whether early child development has changed significantly.
However, the geographical size of these areas and the numbers of children within the areas of interest varies markedly with over 250,000 children assessed nationally, but less than 30 children assessed within some communities.
This report provides the technical details for the methodology calculated to determine "how big" a difference in the AEDI results between 2009 and 2012 is required to be considered statistically significant, given the numbers of children in the community.