| Description |
238 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science,
0002-7162 ;
v. 631
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Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science ; v. 631.
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| Note |
"September 2010." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Science starts not after measurement, but with measurement / Kenneth Prewitt -- Section One : Federal Statistics and the Nation's Infrastructure for Science and Policy -- Social science data and the shaping of national policy / John P. Holdren -- Federal statistics : understanding a crucial resource / Katherine K. Wallman -- The importance of federal statistics for advancing science and indentifying policy options / Ralph Cicerone -- The need to get the right health statistics and to get the health statistics right / Harvey Fineberg -- In engineering: why it is critical to have quality statistics and scientifically sound statistical analysis / Charles Vest -- Section Two : Who Uses Federal Statistics? -- The Government -- Federal statistics in the policy making process / Peter R. Orszag -- The Government Accountability Office and congressional uses of federal statistics / Nancy Kingsbury --Designing a new architecture for the U.S. national accounts / Dale W. Jorgenson -- The federal statistical system : the local government perspective / Joseph J. Salvo and Arun Peter Lobo -- The Public and the Press -- Indicators and the federal statistical system : an essential but fraught partnership / Norman M. Bradburn and Carolyn J. E. Fuqua -- The media as consumers of statistics / Paul Overberg -- Social Sciences -- Immigration statistics for the twenty-first century / Douglas S. Massey -- Why American families need the Census / Stephanie Coontz -- Section Three : Where Do Federal Statistics Come from? -- The Census and the federal statistical system : historical perspectives / Margo Anderson -- The structure and activities of the U.S. federal statistical system : history and recurrent challenges / Robert M. Groves -- Section Four : Strengthening the Statistical System -- The role of the federal statistical system in evidence-based policymaking, or how to make the statistical system essential / Michael J. O'Grady -- The federal statistical system and the four 'I"s / Stephen E. Fienberg -- Future of innovation in the federal statistical system / Hermann Habermann -- Why we need one statistical agency / Janet L. Norwood -- Section Five : Protecting the System from Political Interference -- Principles and practices for the federal statistical system : the view from the Committee on National Statistics / William F. Eddy, Constance F. Citro, and Daniel L. Cork -- What is political interference in federal statistics? / Kenneth Prewitt. |
| Subject |
United States -- Statistical services -- Evaluation.
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United States. |
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Statistical services. |
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Evaluation. |
| Added Author |
Prewitt, Kenneth.
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American Academy of Political and Social Science.
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| ISBN |
9781412992589 paper |
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1412992583 paper |
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9781412992572 cloth |
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1412992575 cloth |
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