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Session 2a: Public and Private Data Collection, and the U.S. Statistical system

Lecture Notes (powerpoint) (PDF)

Private and Public Data Provision in the U.S.

Assigned Readings and Materials
Assigned Tasks

Background Materials

Office of Management of Budget (2003) Statistical Programs of the United States Government: Fiscal Year 2005.
Compustat: http://www.compustat.com/www/
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB): http://www.fasb.org/

The U.S. Statistical Infrastructure

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.html

Census Bureau Executives

Census Bureau Organization Chart

Information about Census 2000, Census 2000 Gateway http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html

Information about the 1997 Economic Census, http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/econ97.html

Information 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.htm

Information about the NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss.htm

Information about the NCHS, National Health Care Survey, http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhcs.htm

Information 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.htm

Information 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