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Abstract #301063

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Activity Number: 181
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
Sponsor: Section on Government Statistics
Abstract - #301063
Title: Standards for Producing and Disseminating Survey Estimates in the U.S. Statistical System
Author(s): Stephen Cohen*+ and Kevin Cecco
Companies: Bureau of Labor Statistics and Internal Revenue Service
Address: 2 Massachusetts Ave., NE, Washington, DC, 20212,
Keywords: statistical survey standards ; data analysis ; data dissemination ; data editing
Abstract:

The United States statistical system is highly decentralized, consisting of more than seventy agencies and units that engage in some statistical activities. Statistical surveys are conducted for a variety of reasons including general-purpose statistics, program management and/or evaluation, research, and customer satisfaction measurement. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issues directives to ensure agencies uniformly apply sound statistical techniques and best practices when developing and overseeing government sponsored statistical surveys. As part of ongoing efforts to update and revise a number of statistical standards, the OMB formed an interagency group of members from eight agencies to develop recommendations for updating and revising standards for statistical surveys. This paper will discuss the recommendations for standards associated with processing, analyzing, producing, and disseminating survey estimates. Each standard has recommended guidelines of best practices that will be discussed.

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