Minutes of COPAFS Quarterly Meetings
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Panel of Statistical Agency Officials on 2013 and 2014 Budget Implications
Tom Mesenbourg, Acting Director, Bureau of the Census
John Galvin, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics
William Sabol, Acting Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Marilyn Seastrom, Chief Statistician, National Center for Education Statistics
Joe Reilly, Associate Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Thomas Williams, Assistant Administrator, Energy Information Agency
Charles Rothwell, Acting Director, National Center for Health Statistics
Panel of Congressional Staff on the Use of Federal Statistics and Outlook for Statistical Agencies
Kim Kowalewski, Deputy Assistant Director for Macroeconomic Analysis, Congressional Budget Office
Jeffrey Post, Professional Staff, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Connie Citro, Committee on National Statistics, The National Academies
The Committee on National Statistics Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency - Fifth Edition
William O’Hare, O'Hare Data and Demographic Services
On the Census Undercount of Young Children
William G. Bostic, Jr, Associate Director for Economic Programs, U.S. Census Bureau
Big Data Projects at the Census Bureau
Michael Horrigan, Associate Commissioner for Prices and Living Conditions, BLS
Big Data: A Perspective from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
John Horrigan, Vice President and Director of the Media and Technology Institute at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
Big Data -- The Consumer’s Perspective
Robert Groves, Provost, Georgetown University
Big Data Meets Official Statistics
Cynthia Clark, National Agricultural Statistics Service
NASS Methodoligical, Operational and Structural Transformation
Clyde Tucker, Consultant
Looking at Presidential Polling After the Election
Peter Miller, U.S. Census Bureau
Michael Thieme, U.S. Census Bureau
Launching Adaptive Design at the U.S. Census Bureau
Dennis Fixler, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Implications of Federal Statistics Revisions
Barry Nussbaum, Environmental Protection Agency
Statistics at the EPA
Paul Bugg, Office of Statistical and Science Policy, OMB
Cybersecurity and Confidentiality Protection
William Iwig, National Agricultural Statistics Service
New Perspectives on the Quality of Administrative Data
Timothy Trainor, U.S. Census Bureau
Michael Ratcliffe, U.S. Census Bureau
The Census Bureau's Geographic Support System Initiative – An Update
Patricia Hu, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
A Review of Plans for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Jennifer Madans, National Center for Health Statistics
Challenges in Collecting Sexual Identity Information in National Surveys
Joan Turek, Health and Human Services Administration
Fritz Scheuren, National Opinion Research Center
How Good are the Annual Social and Demographic Supplement Earnings Data?
A Comparison to SSA Detailed Earnings Records
Patricia Ruggles, Orlin Research, Inc.
Catherine Ruggles, Orlin Research, Inc.
Managing and Analyzing Longitudinal Data
James Lynch, Bureau of Justice Statistics
A Review Of Plans for the Bureau of Justice Statistics
Roderick Little, U.S. Census Bureau
An Overview of Statistical Methodology at the Census Bureau
Ron Jarmin, U.S. Census Bureau
A Follow-Up: Who Creates Jobs? Small vs. Large vs. Young?
Joe Gfroerer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Estimating Mental Illness in an Ongoing National Survey Bureau
Marilyn Seastrom, National Center for Education Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics Update
Campbell Gibson, American Demographic History Chartbook
An Overview of American Demographic History
Michael Ratcliffe, U.S. Census Bureau
Rural Statistical Areas – A Rural-Centric Approach to Defining Geographic Areas
Nancy Bates, U.S. Census Bureau
Measurement Error in Relationship and Marital Status Questions
Martin O’Connell, U.S. Census Bureau
Statistics on Same-sex Couple Households from 2010 Census
Shirin Ahmed, U.S. Census Bureau
A Review of the Upcoming 2012 Economic Censuses
Ataman Ozyildirim, The Conference Board
Using a Composite Index of Financial Condition Indicators to Predict Turning Points in the U.S. Business Cycle
Thomas Mesenbourg, U.S. Census Bureau
A Review of the U.S. Census Plan for Realignment of Field Offices
Kimball Brace, Election Data Services, Inc.
Redistricting and Reapportionment Following the 2010 Census
Cynthia Clark, National Agricultural Statistics Service
A Review of the Upcoming 2012 Census of Agriculture
Danny Smith, Consultant – Department of Energy
Population Considerations for the Nuclear Field
Michael Ratcliffe, U.S. Census Bureau
John Cromartie, Economic Research Service, USDA
Rethinking Urban-Rural and the Barriers Between Statistical and Programmatic Uses
Thomas Dail, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Economic Analysis Interactive Tables
Jennifer Edgar. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Consumer Expenditure Survey Redesign
Mary Jo Hoeksema. Population Association of America/Association of Population Centers
The 112th Congress: A Presentation to COPAFS
Ken Hodges. The Nielsen Company
ACS 5-Year Data: A First Look at the First Release
Frank Vitrano, U.S. Census Bureau
Plans for the Research and Testing Phase of the 2020 Census
Jennifer Madans, National Center for Health Statistics
The Challenge of the Ultimate Identifier: Confidentiality and Access To DNA Test Results
Rebecca Blash, U.S. Census Bureau
William Hazard, U.S. Census Bureau
Integrating Federal Statistics With Data Ferrett
Michael Horrigan, Bureau of Labor Statistics
A Review of the Consumer Price Index
William Wiatrowski, Bureau of Labor Statistics
National Compenstation Trends
Herman Habermann, Committee on National Statistics
Facilitating Innovation in the Federal Statistical System
Barbara O’Hare, U.S. Census Bureau
Jennifer Madans, National Center for Health Statistics
Survey Cost Savings for the National Health Interview Survey
Paul Voss, Committee on National Statistics
Measuring Group Quarters Population in the American Community Survey
Richard Moser. National Cancer Institute
Tracking the Revolution in Health Information Technology
Christopher Pece. U.S. Census Bureau
A Review of Quarterly State and Local Tax Data
David Johnson. U.S. Census Bureau
Developing a Supplemental Poverty Measure
Timothy Trainor. U.S. Census Bureau
Proposed Geographic Support Services and the Status of the Master Address and TIGER Files
Allen Beck. Bureau of Justice Statistics
Data Required for the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)
David Johnson. U.S. Census Bureau
Jason Fields. U.S. Census Bureau
Understanding Event History Calendars
Jennifer Tancreto. U.S. Census Bureau
ACS Methods Panel Update
Keith Hall. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics Update
Paul Bugg, Office of Management and Budget
Data.gov Initiative
Lauren Harris-Kojetin, National Center for Health Statistics
National Survey of Residential Care Facilities
Ron Jarmin, U.S. Census Bureau
Who Creates Jobs? Small vs. Large vs. Young?
Jeremy Wu, U.S. Census Bureau
Local Employment Dynamics: Synthetic Data for OnTheMap Version 4
Steven Landefeld, Bureau of Economic Analysis
GDP and Beyond: Alternative Measures of the Economic Status of Households and Businesses
Michael Sinclair, Bureau of Justice Statistics
New Initiatives for FY 2010 at the Bureau of Justice Statistics
Victoria Velkoff, U.S. Census Bureau
Jason Devine, U.S. Census Bureau
Demographic Analysis for the 2010 Census
Vincent Mule, U.S. Census Bureau
2010 Post Enumeration Estimates Using Census Coverage Measurement
David Johnson, U.S. Census Bureau
Scott Boggess, U.S. Census Bureau
Upcoming Changes in the American Community Survey Products Between 2007 and 2008
Ana Aizcorbe, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Toward a Health Care Satellite Account
Victoria Velkoff, U.S. Census Bureau
Jason Devine, U.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates Testing and Evaluation Research
Michael Ratcliffe, U.S. Census Bureau
Chris Henrie, U.S. Census Bureau
Developing Criteria for Delineating Urban Areas
James Fitzsimmons, U.S. Census Bureau
Josuah Comenetz, U.S. Census Bureau
Estimating and Mapping International Populations at Risk From Disasters
John Czajka, Mathematica Policy Research
Income Data for 2002: A Comparison of Eight Surveys
James Fitzsimmons, U.S. Census Bureau
Paul Mackun, U.S. Census Bureau
Mark Perry, U.S. Census Bureau
Reviewing the Standards for Defining Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas: A Look at the Committee Recommendations to OMB
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