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Envisioning the 2020 census / Panel on the Design of the 2010 Census Program of Evaluation and Experiments ; Lawrence D. Brown ... [et al.], editors ; Committee on National Statistics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on the Design of the 2010 Census Program of Evaluations and Experiments.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Statistics.
- United States.
- United States--Census, 2020--Planning.
- United States--Census, 2020--Methodology.
- United States--Census, 2010--Evaluation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xix, 339 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Planning for the 2020 census is already beginning. This book from the National Research Council examines several aspects of census planning, including questionnaire design, address updating, non-response follow-up, coverage follow-up, de-duplication of housing units and residents, editing and imputation procedures, and several other census operations. This book recommends that the Census Bureau overhaul its approach to research and development. The report urges the Bureau to set cost and quality goals for the 2020 and future censuses, improving efficiency by taking advantage of new technologies."--Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- ""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""List of Boxes""; ""Part I: Final Report""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Planning the 2020 Census: Cost and Quality""; ""3 Census Bureau Research, Past and Present""; ""4 Revitalizing Census Research and Development""; ""Appendix A: Past Census Research Programs""; ""Appendix B: 2010 Census Program of Evaluations and Experiments""; ""Part II: Interim Report: Experimentation and Evaluation in the 2010 Census (December 7, 2007)""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""
- ""2 Initial Views on 2010 Census Experiments""; ""3 Initial Views on 2010 Census Evaluations""; ""4 Considerations for the 2010 Census""; ""Appendix A: The Census Bureau's Suggested Topics for Research""; ""Appendix B: Internet Response Options in Selected Population Censuses""; ""Part III: Letter Report (February 19, 2009)""; ""Letter Report""; ""References""; ""Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff""; ""Committee on National Statistics""
- Notes:
- "The project that is the subject of this report was supported by contract no. YA1323-06-CN-0031 between the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Academy of Sciences"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-331).
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0-309-15767-6
- 1-282-78739-X
- 9786612787393
- 0-309-15116-3
- OCLC:
- 670449809
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