Lecture Notes (powerpoint) (PDF)
Assigned Readings and Materials
Reading: Executive Office of the President (2005) Statistical Programs of the United States: Fiscal Year 2005
Assigned Tasks
Background Materials
Authority of the Census - Constitution of the US, http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.text.htmlInformation about Census 2000, Census 2000 Gateway http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.htmlInformation about the 1997 Economic Census, http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/econ97.htmlInformation about the 2002 Census of Agriculture, http://www.nass.usda.gov/census/Information about the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (formerly ES-202), http://www.bls.gov/cew/home.htmInformation about the NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss.htmInformation about the NCHS, National Health Care Survey, http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhcs.htmInformation about the NCES, Survey and Program Areas, http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/Information about the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Crime and Victims Statistics, based on Uniform Crime Reports, http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cvict.htmInformation about the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Courts and Sentencing Statistics, based on the National Judicial Reporting Program, http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/stssent.htm
