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101 - Introduction to Data Sets: Bureau of Transportation Statistics Demographic Statistics

Author
Young, Peg
Abstract
Part of APDU's Public Data University series, this webinar serves as a baseline learning experience and systematic overview of demographic statistics at the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. This presentation will explore the following questions: What data are collected? Who are the primary users? What research questions are most frequently answered with the agency's data set? How are the data collected? What are their strengths and weaknesses? How frequently are the data updated? At what level geography are they collected? What is the delay between the reference period and publication? How are the data disseminated? How is the agency's web delivery system structured? Who can the user contact if they want to know more about the data program?
Description
Peg Young, PhD, Senior Mathematical Statistician, U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Date Issued
2014-03-19Publisher
APDU's Public Data University
Subject
demographic statistics; economic statistics; transportation; travel; U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Type
video/moving image
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