Download or read book Innovations in Federal Statistics written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-04-21 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Federal government statistics provide critical information to the country and serve a key role in a democracy. For decades, sample surveys with instruments carefully designed for particular data needs have been one of the primary methods for collecting data for federal statistics. However, the costs of conducting such surveys have been increasing while response rates have been declining, and many surveys are not able to fulfill growing demands for more timely information and for more detailed information at state and local levels. Innovations in Federal Statistics examines the opportunities and risks of using government administrative and private sector data sources to foster a paradigm shift in federal statistical programs that would combine diverse data sources in a secure manner to enhance federal statistics. This first publication of a two-part series discusses the challenges faced by the federal statistical system and the foundational elements needed for a new paradigm.
Download or read book Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-08-27 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publicly available statistics from government agencies that are credible, relevant, accurate, and timely are essential for policy makers, individuals, households, businesses, academic institutions, and other organizations to make informed decisions. Even more, the effective operation of a democratic system of government depends on the unhindered flow of statistical information to its citizens. In the United States, federal statistical agencies in cabinet departments and independent agencies are the governmental units whose principal function is to compile, analyze, and disseminate information for such statistical purposes as describing population characteristics and trends, planning and monitoring programs, and conducting research and evaluation. The work of these agencies is coordinated by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. Statistical agencies may acquire information not only from surveys or censuses of people and organizations, but also from such sources as government administrative records, private-sector datasets, and Internet sources that are judged of suitable quality and relevance for statistical use. They may conduct analyses, but they do not advocate policies or take partisan positions. Statistical purposes for which they provide information relate to descriptions of groups and exclude any interest in or identification of an individual person, institution, or economic unit. Four principles are fundamental for a federal statistical agency: relevance to policy issues, credibility among data users, trust among data providers, and independence from political and other undue external influence. Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency: Sixth Edition presents and comments on these principles as they've been impacted by changes in laws, regulations, and other aspects of the environment of federal statistical agencies over the past 4 years.
Download or read book Organizing to Count written by Janet Lippe Norwood and published by The Urban Insitute. This book was released on 1995 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Federal Statistics Report written by United States. President's Commission on Federal Statistics and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Federal Statistics Multiple Data Sources and Privacy Protection written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2018-01-27 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The environment for obtaining information and providing statistical data for policy makers and the public has changed significantly in the past decade, raising questions about the fundamental survey paradigm that underlies federal statistics. New data sources provide opportunities to develop a new paradigm that can improve timeliness, geographic or subpopulation detail, and statistical efficiency. It also has the potential to reduce the costs of producing federal statistics. The panel's first report described federal statistical agencies' current paradigm, which relies heavily on sample surveys for producing national statistics, and challenges agencies are facing; the legal frameworks and mechanisms for protecting the privacy and confidentiality of statistical data and for providing researchers access to data, and challenges to those frameworks and mechanisms; and statistical agencies access to alternative sources of data. The panel recommended a new approach for federal statistical programs that would combine diverse data sources from government and private sector sources and the creation of a new entity that would provide the foundational elements needed for this new approach, including legal authority to access data and protect privacy. This second of the panel's two reports builds on the analysis, conclusions, and recommendations in the first one. This report assesses alternative methods for implementing a new approach that would combine diverse data sources from government and private sector sources, including describing statistical models for combining data from multiple sources; examining statistical and computer science approaches that foster privacy protections; evaluating frameworks for assessing the quality and utility of alternative data sources; and various models for implementing the recommended new entity. Together, the two reports offer ideas and recommendations to help federal statistical agencies examine and evaluate data from alternative sources and then combine them as appropriate to provide the country with more timely, actionable, and useful information for policy makers, businesses, and individuals.
Download or read book The Coordination and Integration of Government Statistical Programs written by United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee. Subcommittee on Economic Statistics and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews government statistics programs and examines accuracy, coordination with state and local information, and prospects for development of a National Data Center.
Download or read book Statistical Programs of the United States Government written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Principal Federal Statistical Programs written by United States. Office of Management and Budget. Statistical Policy Branch and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Statistical Services of the United States Government written by United States. Bureau of the Budget. Office of Statistical Standards and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Coordination and Integration of Government Statistical Programs written by United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee. Subcommittee on Economic Statistics and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Federal Statistical System Its Vulnerability Matters More Than You Think written by Kenneth Prewitt and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do federal statistics strengthen our nation's science as well as its policy? In this latest volume of The ANNALS, leading academics, along with key federal officials, including the president's science advisor, the chief statistician of the U.S., the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the presidents of the National Academies, and the director of the Census Bureau address the argument that the statistics that the federal statistical system produces should be understood as constituting a scientific infrastructure for the empirical social sciences. Further, they see the current federal statistical system as "the best hope for bringing strong science to bear on new data sources" and "the best place to navigate unforeseen challenges in preserving the independence of statistical information from political interference." If federal statistics are the knowledge base from which policy problems and solutions emerge, it is imperative that we pay attention to the lessons they offer. Never before has this topic received this level of attention from such an array of contributors. A must read for all social scientists and policy-makers.
Download or read book Statistical Programs of the United States Government Fiscal Year 2012 written by Office of Management and Budget (U S ) and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2012-02-13 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report fulfills OMB's responsibility under the Paperwork Reduction Act to report annually to Congress on the status and budget for each major statistical program. The report provides information on more than 80 agencies that have budgets of $500,000 or more for statistical activities for FY 2010, FY 2011, or FY 2012. Chapter 1 highlights Congressional action on the President's FY 2011 budget request and the President's proposed FY 2012 funding for statistical activities. The chapter also includes information about statistical work performed by agencies on a reimbursable basis and about agency purchases of statistical services and projects. Chapter 2 presents significant changes proposed for Federal statistical activities in the FY 2012 budget. Chapter 3 provides information on plans for improving Federal statistical programs.
Download or read book Federal Statistical Programs written by United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee. Subcommittee on Priorities and Economy in Government and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Federal Statistics written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Statistical Programs of the U S Government Fiscal Year 2017 written by Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Statistical Programs of the United States Government: Fiscal Year 2016 outlines the funding proposed for Federal statistical activities in the President’s Budget.
Download or read book Federal Statistical Programs written by United States. Congress. Economic Joint Committee and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Principal Federal Statistical Programs written by United States. Office of Management and Budget. Regulatory and Statistical Analysis Division and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
