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Record Nr.

UNINA9910661543803321

Titolo

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 ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997

ISBN

0-309-51738-9

0-585-00187-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (160 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CitroConstance F <1942-> (Constance Forbes)

NorwoodJanet Lippe

Disciplina

354.76/274/0973

Soggetti

Transportation - United States - Statistical services

United States Statistical services

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"National Research Council"--Cover.

Nota di contenuto

""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 Study""""APPENDIX 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""