Session 1: The Federal Statistical Infrastructure; Censuses, Surveys and Adminstrative Records
- Lecture Notes (PowerPoint PDF)
- Assigned Readings and Materials
- Statistical Programs of the United States Government 2010 2011 (src)
- OMB Location of Statistical Program of the US Government 2010
- Principles and Practices for Federal Statstical Agency (CNSTAT)
- History of Census 2000 (overview)
- Department of Commerce v. U.S. House of Representatives (1999)
- Utah v. Evans (2002)
- 2010 Census Coverage Measurement Program (JSM 2009)
- Reengineering the 2010 Census: Risks and Challenges (CNSTAT)
- Assigned Tasks:
- see Lab 1
- Background Materials