JSM 2004 - Toronto

Abstract #300508

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Activity Number: 370
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Government Statistics
Abstract - #300508
Title: Impact of the NSF/ASA Research Fellowship Program on the Research Program of Federal Statistical Agencies
Author(s): Tommy Wright*+ and Cynthia Z.F. Clark
Companies: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau
Address: 4700 Silver Hill Rd., Washington, DC, 20233-9100,
Keywords: NSF/ASA Fellowship
Abstract:

The ASA currently administers the ASA/NSF Research Fellowship Program with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and three federal statistical agencies/division: NSF's Division of Science Resources Statistics, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the U.S. Census Bureau. With some background, we highlight experiences of past participants and note some of their impacts on the research programs of the respective government agencies. We also include some experiences and impacts by individuals who participated in the related research programs including: ASA/EIA Research Program; ASA/NCHS Research Fellowship Program; and ASA/USDA-NASS Research Fellow and Associate Program.

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