Measuring Research and Development Expenditures in the U.S. Economy : Interim Report

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Panel to Review Research and Development Statistics at the National Science Foundation.

Contributor:

Plewes, Thomas J., Contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic books. -- local.

Research--Economic aspects--United States.

Research, Industrial--Economic aspects--United States.

Research, Industrial--Government policy--United States.

Research, Industrial--United States.

Science and industry--Government policy--United States.

Science and industry--United States.

Scientific surveys--United States.

Local Subjects:

Electronic books. -- local.

Research--Economic aspects--United States.

Research, Industrial--Economic aspects--United States.

Research, Industrial--Government policy--United States.

Research, Industrial--United States.

Science and industry--Government policy--United States.

Science and industry--United States.

Scientific surveys--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (80 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington : National Academies Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""Measuring Research and Development Expenditures in the U.S. Economy: Interim Report""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""COMMON METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES""; ""THE SURVEYS""; ""Survey of Industrial Research And Development""; ""Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Suppo ...""; ""Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Colleges and Universities Survey of Scientific an ...""; ""INTERIM ASSESSMENT""; ""MEASURING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE U.S. ECONOMY""; ""SCOPE OF THE INTERIM REPORT""

""ESTABLISHING AN ENVIRONMENT FOR QUALITY""""Mathematical Statistics Expertise""; ""Contractual Obligations""; ""Long-Term Plan for Methodological Research""; ""COMMON TECHNICAL ISSUES""; ""Web-Based Collection""; ""Provision of Prior-Year Data to Survey Respondents""; ""Designation of Respondent""; ""Nonresponse Adjustment and Imputation""; ""Survey Documentation""; ""SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT""; ""Survey Design""; ""Data Collection""; ""Survey Content""; ""Processing""; ""SURVEY OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT""; ""Survey Design and Implementation""

""Data Collection""""Processing""; ""SURVEY OF FEDERAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES, AND NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS""; ""Survey Design""; ""Data Collection""; ""Processing""; ""SURVEY OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES AT UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES""; ""Survey Design""; ""Data Collection""; ""Survey Processing""; ""SURVEY OF SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH FACILITIES""; ""Survey Design""; ""Data Collection""; ""Processing""; ""PRIORITIES FOR NEAR-TERM AND LONGER TERM IMPROVEMENTS TO STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY""

""Research on Mandatory Versus Voluntary Reporting""""Resurrection of a Response Analysis Survey Program""; ""Development of an Improved Survey Management System""; ""Cognitive Research into Survey and Questionnaire Design Issues""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""APPENDIX A A Quality Profile of the Federal Research and Development Surveys Barbara A.Bailar ""; ""GENERAL BACKGROUND""; ""Similarities in Data Collection and Processing""; ""Some Concerns About the Surveys""; ""SURVEY OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT""; ""Introduction""; ""Objectives""; ""Specifications""

""Survey Design and Implementation""""Scope of Survey and Frame""; ""Potential Sources of Error in the Scope and Frame""; ""Data Collection""; ""Basic Data Collection Procedure""; ""The Respondents""; ""The Survey Instrument""; ""Nonresponse""; ""Potential Sources of Error in the Collection Procedure""; ""Data Processing""; ""Editing""; ""Potential for Errors in Processing""; ""SURVEY OF FEDERAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES, AND NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS""; ""Introduction""; ""Objectives""; ""Specifications""; ""Survey Design""; ""Scope of Survey and Frame""

""Potential Sources of Error in the Scope and Frame""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-309-59283-6