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Activity Number:
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109
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Monday, August 3, 2009 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Government Statistics
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| Abstract - #303556 |
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Title:
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Efforts to Assist Users with American Community Survey Data
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Author(s):
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Deborah H. Griffin*+ and Lynn Weidman*+ and Cynthia Davis Hollingsworth*+ and Robert P. Parker*+
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Companies:
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U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau and Consultant on Federal Statistics
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Address:
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, Washington, DC, 20233, , , , 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, 20233, , Bethesda, MD, 20816-3431,
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Keywords:
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Statistical literacy ; data users ; American Community Survey ; user education
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Abstract:
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The American Community Survey (ACS) is a general-purpose survey with a diverse set of data users. The National Academy of Sciences recommended that the Census Bureau develop a comprehensive program of user education, outreach, and feedback about the ACS. This panel discusses several initiatives that were undertaken in response to these recommendations including a survey on users' preferences on the presentation of sampling error measures and the development of a series of educational materials targeted at different ACS data users. Panelists will discuss the challenges faced in developing tools for ACS data users and the difficulties in advancing the public's basic grasp of statistical literacy to include complex concepts.
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- The address information is for the authors that have a + after their name.
- Authors who are presenting talks have a * after their name.
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