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The Bureau of Transportation Statistics : priorities for the future / Constance F. Citro and Janet L. Norwood, editors ; Panel on Statistical Programs and Practices of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics [and others].

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Format:
Book
Government document
Author/Creator:
United States. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Contributor:
Citro, Constance F. (Constance Forbes), 1942- editor.
Norwood, Janet L. (Janet Lippe), 1923-2015, editor.
National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Statistical Programs and Practices of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
United States. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
United States.
Transportation--United States--Statistical services.
Transportation.
United States--Statistical services.
Statistical services.
Transportation--Statistical services.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xii, 146 pages)
Place of Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1997.
Language Note:
English.
System Details:
data file
Contents:
Front Matter
Acknowledgments
Contents
Executive Summary
1 Introduction
2 History and Assessment of BTS
3 Focusing on Data Quality
4 Ensuring Relevance
5 Building an Agency
Acronyms Used in the Report
References
APPENDIX A The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991: References to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics
APPENDIX B Selected Statistical Agencies and Programs
APPENDIX C Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency: How BTS Compares
APPENDIX D Improving National Transportation Statistics: Airline Safety as a Case StudyAPPENDIX E Descriptions of CD-ROM Products on the BTS Web Site
APPENDIX F Integrating Data and Filling Gaps: The Case of Household Travel
APPENDIX G Biographical Sketches
Notes:
"National Research Council"--Cover
Includes bibliographical references (pages 102-105).
Print version record.
Other Format:
Print version: United States. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
ISBN:
030906404X
9780309064040
0309517389
9780309517386
0585001871
9780585001876
OCLC:
70754554
Access Restriction:
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