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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452119503321

Titolo

Understanding American agriculture [[electronic resource] ] : challenges for the agricultural Resource Management Survey / / Panel to Review USDA's Agricultural Resource Management Survey, Committee on National Statistics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2008

ISBN

1-281-10995-9

9786611109950

0-309-11093-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (215 p.)

Disciplina

338.10973

Soggetti

Agriculture - Economic aspects - United States

Agricultural surveys - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-176).

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Contemporary Issues in American Agriculture""; ""3 Survey Management""; ""4 Sample and Questionnaire Design""; ""5 Data Collection""; ""6 Nonresponse, Imputation, and Estimation""; ""7 Methods for Analysis of Complex Surveys""; ""8 Dissemination""; ""9 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A Panel Data-Gathering Activities""; ""Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff""

""COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL STATISTICS""