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A census that mirrors America [[electronic resource] ] : interim report / / Panel to Evaluate Alternative Census Methods, Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
A census that mirrors America [[electronic resource] ] : interim report / / Panel to Evaluate Alternative Census Methods, Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1993
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (107 p.)
Disciplina 306/.0723
Altri autori (Persone) BradburnNorman M
Soggetto topico Census undercounts - United States
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-280-19600-9
9786610196005
0-309-58597-X
0-585-15529-1
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Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910455911603321
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A census that mirrors America : interim report / / Panel to Evaluate Alternative Census Methods, Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
A census that mirrors America : interim report / / Panel to Evaluate Alternative Census Methods, Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1993
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (107 pages)
Disciplina 306/.0723
Altri autori (Persone) BradburnNorman M
Soggetto topico Census undercounts - United States
ISBN 1-280-19600-9
9786610196005
0-309-58597-X
0-585-15529-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910778793603321
Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1993
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A census that mirrors America : interim report / / Panel to Evaluate Alternative Census Methods, Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
A census that mirrors America : interim report / / Panel to Evaluate Alternative Census Methods, Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1993
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (107 pages)
Disciplina 306/.0723
Altri autori (Persone) BradburnNorman M
Soggetto topico Census undercounts - United States
ISBN 1-280-19600-9
9786610196005
0-309-58597-X
0-585-15529-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto A Census That Mirrors America -- Copyright -- Contents -- PREFACE -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- ADDRESS LIST DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE DATA -- ONE-NUMBER CENSUS -- THE 1995 CENSUS TEST -- Coverage Measurement -- Sampling -- Questionnaire Design and Telephone Follow-Up -- Outreach and Promotion -- Administrative Records -- Address List Development -- THE 2000 CENSUS -- FURTHER RESEARCH -- Record Linkage -- Sampling and Statistical Estimation -- Outreach and Promotion -- The Differential Undercount and Racial and Ethnic Classification -- Use of Administrative Records -- Continuous Data Collection -- 1 KEY CENSUS DESIGN ISSUES -- CENSUS BUREAU EVALUATION CRITERIA AND PROCESS -- ADDRESS LISTS AND OTHER RECORDS -- Address List Development -- Record Linkage -- LEGAL ISSUES -- OPERATIONAL ISSUES -- Uniform Treatment -- Residence Rules -- Continuous Infrastructure -- PLANNING FOR THE 2000 AND FUTURE CENSUSES -- 2 SAMPLING AND STATISTICAL ESTIMATION -- NONRESPONSE FOLLOW-UP -- Major Nonresponse Follow-Up Innovations -- Pros and Cons of the Innovations -- Two-Stage Nonresponse Follow-Up -- Use of Administrative Records during Nonresponse Follow-Up -- COVERAGE MEASUREMENT METHODS -- Previous Coverage Measurement Programs -- The One-Number Census -- Alternative Coverage Measurement Methods -- Selection Criteria -- Development and Testing -- Coverage Measurement Sample in the 2000 Census -- SAMPLING FOR CONTENT: MATRIX SAMPLING -- STATISTICAL ESTIMATION -- 3 RESPONSE AND COVERAGE -- RESPONSE IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH -- Response Rate Improvement -- Telephone Follow-Up -- TARGETING MODEL AND TOOL KIT -- OUTREACH AND PROMOTION -- Components of Decennial Census Outreach and Promotion -- Customized Local Outreach Programs and CAPP -- Research and Development Program and the 1995 Census Test -- National Media Campaign -- User-Friendly Help.
HARD-TO-ENUMERATE POPULATIONS -- Irregular and Complex Household Arrangements -- Irregular Housing -- Residential Mobility -- Distrust of Government -- Limited English Proficiency -- Summary -- RESIDENCE RULES -- 4 ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS: INTRIGUING PROSPECTS, FORMIDABLE OBSTACLES -- PRIOR FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR MORE EFFECTIVE USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS -- Access -- Public Acceptance -- Technical Requirements -- USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS IN THE 2000 CENSUS -- USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS IN 2010 AND BEYOND -- 5 CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT -- FEATURES AND GOALS OF CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT -- POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT -- TIMING AND IMPLEMENTATION -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PANEL MEMBERS AND STAFF.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910812477103321
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1993
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Counting people in the information age [[electronic resource] /] / Duane L. Steffey and Norman M. Bradburn, editors ; Panel to Evaluate Alternative Census Methods, Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Counting people in the information age [[electronic resource] /] / Duane L. Steffey and Norman M. Bradburn, editors ; Panel to Evaluate Alternative Census Methods, Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1994
Descrizione fisica x, 226 p
Disciplina 304.6/0723
Altri autori (Persone) SteffeyDuane L
BradburnNorman M
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-280-19326-3
9786610193264
0-309-57338-6
0-585-02097-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910456020703321
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1994
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Counting people in the information age / / editors, Duane L. Steffey, Norman M. Bradburn ; Panel to Evaluate Alternative Census Methods, Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Counting people in the information age / / editors, Duane L. Steffey, Norman M. Bradburn ; Panel to Evaluate Alternative Census Methods, Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1994
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (240 pages)
Disciplina 304.6/0723
Altri autori (Persone) SteffeyDuane L
BradburnNorman M
ISBN 1-280-19326-3
9786610193264
0-309-57338-6
0-585-02097-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910778765203321
Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1994
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Counting people in the information age / / Duane L. Steffey and Norman M. Bradburn, editors ; Panel to Evaluate Alternative Census Methods, Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Counting people in the information age / / Duane L. Steffey and Norman M. Bradburn, editors ; Panel to Evaluate Alternative Census Methods, Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1994
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (240 pages)
Disciplina 304.6/0723
Altri autori (Persone) SteffeyDuane L
BradburnNorman M
ISBN 1-280-19326-3
9786610193264
0-309-57338-6
0-585-02097-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto COUNTING PEOPLE IN THE INFORMATION AGE -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Summary -- THE CHALLENGE FOR 2000 -- MAJOR INNOVATIONS FOR THE 2000 CENSUS -- Sampling, Estimation, and the One-Number Census -- Response and Coverage Improvement -- OTHER KEY CENSUS DESIGN COMPONENTS -- Address List Development -- Use of Administrative Records -- Matching and Elimination of Duplicate Records -- Methods for Hard-to-Enumerate Populations -- Use of the Telephone -- ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR LONG-FORM DATA COLLECTION -- 1 Introduction -- THE ROLE OF THE PANEL -- CENSUS BUREAU RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT -- Evaluation Criteria for the 2000 Census -- One-Number Census -- Plans for the 1995 Census Test -- Other Activities -- PLANNING FOR THE 2000 AND FUTURE CENSUSES -- The Costs of Census-Taking -- Goals for the 1995 Census Test -- Milestones for 2000 Census Planning -- Longer-Term Census Research and Development -- 2 Preliminary Census Design Issues -- ADDRESS LIST DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED ACTIVITIES -- Development of a Master Address File -- MAF/TIGER Benefits for the Decennial Census and Other Programs -- Frequency of MAF/TIGER Updating -- Cooperation With the Postal Service -- Cooperation With State and Local Governments -- RECORD LINKAGE -- LEGAL ISSUES -- Census Reference Date -- Use of Sampling and Statistical Estimation -- Access to Address Information -- Access to Administrative Records for Statistical Purposes -- OPERATIONAL ISSUES -- Uniform Treatment -- Residence Rules -- Continuous Infrastructure -- 3 Response and Coverage -- RESEARCH ON RESPONSE AND COVERAGE ISSUES TO DATE -- ROSTER IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH -- Living Situation Survey and Cognitive Research on Residence Rules -- National Coverage Test -- Discussion and Recommendations -- RESPONSE IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH -- Simplified Questionnaire Test and Implementation Test -- Mail and Telephone Mode Test.
Appeals and Long Form Experiment -- Spanish Forms Availability Test -- Discussion -- USE OF THE TELEPHONE -- Inbound Calls -- Availability of Telephone Numbers for Outbound Calling -- Outbound Reminder Calls -- Use of CATI for Nonresponse Follow-up -- Using CATI in the Integrated Coverage Measurement Program -- OTHER AUTOMATED RESPONSE TECHNOLOGIES -- HARD-TO-ENUMERATE POPULATIONS -- Challenges in Counting Poor and Migrant Populations -- Irregular and Complex Household Arrangements -- Irregular Housing -- Residential Mobility -- Distrust of Government -- Limited English Proficiency -- Persons With No Usual Residence -- Policy Initiatives for 2000 and Future Censuses -- Creating Ongoing Local Ties -- Further Comparative Studies of Hard-to-Enumerate Populations -- Strategies for Reducing Differentials in Coverage -- Enumerating Persons With No Usual Residence -- Cognitive Research on Race/Ethnic Classification -- TOOL KIT AND PLANNING DATABASE -- OUTREACH AND PROMOTION -- Responsibility for Decennial Census Outreach and Promotion -- National Media Campaign -- Cooperative Ventures With State and Local Governments -- 4 Sampling and Statistical Estimation -- NONRESPONSE FOLLOW-UP -- Background -- Plans for the 1995 Census Test -- Decisions for the 2000 Census -- Should Sampling for Nonresponse Follow-up be Used? -- Is a Unit or Block Sample Preferable? -- What Proportion of Units or Blocks Should be Sampled? -- Should Sampling Proportions be Uniform? -- How Should Late Mail Returns be Treated? -- Operations to Supplement Sampling for Nonresponse Follow-up -- INTEGRATED COVERAGE MEASUREMENT -- Previous Coverage Evaluation Programs -- Major Criteria for Selection of an ICM Method -- Alternative Methods for Integrated Coverage Measurement -- CensusPlus in the 1995 Census Test -- Issues for Evaluation of CensusPlus Methodology.
Other Issues for ICM Methodology -- STATISTICAL ESTIMATION -- Estimation and the One-Number Census -- Fundamental Criteria for Estimation Methodologies -- Specific Issues in Estimation Methodology -- Estimation Methods for NRFU Sampling -- Estimation Methods for ICM: Estimating Factors -- Estimation Methods for ICM: Carrying Estimates Down to Lower Levels -- Direct and Indirect Estimates -- What Form Will Final Population Counts Take? -- Acceptable Accuracy for Estimates -- The Role of Demographic Analysis -- Other Uses of Estimation -- Prespecification and Documentation of Procedures -- Reporting of Uncertainty -- Research Program on Estimation -- 5 Administrative Records -- BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR MORE EFFECTIVE USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS -- Access -- Public Acceptance -- Technical Requirements -- AN ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS CENSUS: KEY FEATURES AND ISSUES -- Definition of an Administrative Records Census -- Record Sources for an Administrative Records Census -- Income Tax and Social Security Records -- Health Care Records -- Other Major Record Systems -- Summary of Key Factors Affecting Feasibility -- Testing an Administrative Records Census Approach -- USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS IN THE 2000 CENSUS -- The 1995 Census Test -- The 2000 Census -- USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS IN OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC PROGRAMS -- Uses in Current Population Estimates -- Data Enhanced Through Linkages -- Estimates of Income and Poverty -- Use of Administrative Records in Surveys: The Survey of Income andProgram Participation -- Postcensal Estimates: State Programs -- Canada's Use of Administrative Records -- Matching and Informed Consent in Canada -- Summary -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- 6 Alternatives for Long-Form Data Collection -- CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT -- Overview of the Census Bureau's Continuous Measurement Program -- Expansion of Research and Development.
Program Milestones -- Current Initiatives -- Key Operational Features -- User Support for Continuous Measurement Data Products -- Total Error and Frequency of Data Products -- Costs of Long-Form Data Collection -- Implications for the Decennial Enumeration -- Data Quality -- Changes in Survey Form and Content -- Other Potential Benefits of a Continuous Measurement Program -- Supplements to Monthly Collections -- Sample Frame for Current Demographic Surveys -- Screening Device for New Demographic Surveys -- Support for Research and Development Initiatives -- Summary -- MATRIX SAMPLING -- Overview of Matrix Sampling -- Conditions Favorable to Matrix Sampling -- Matrix Sampling in the 1995 Census Test -- Matrix Sampling for the 2000 Census -- Recommendations -- CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 2 PRELIMINARY CENSUS DESIGN ISSUES -- CHAPTER 3 RESPONSE AND COVERAGE -- CHAPTER 4 SAMPLING AND STATISTICAL ESTIMATION -- CHAPTER 5 ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS -- CHAPTER 6 ALTERNATIVES FOR LONG-FORM DATA COLLECTION -- References -- APPENDIX Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910817706303321
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1994
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Improving access to and confidentiality of research data [[electronic resource] ] : report of a workshop / / Christopher Mackie and Norman Bradburn, editors
Improving access to and confidentiality of research data [[electronic resource] ] : report of a workshop / / Christopher Mackie and Norman Bradburn, editors
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, c2000
Descrizione fisica xii, 62 p. : ill
Disciplina 651.5/04261
Altri autori (Persone) MackieChristopher D
BradburnNorman M
Collana Compass series
Soggetto topico Medical records
Medical ethics
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 0-309-51381-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910455994803321
Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, c2000
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Improving access to and confidentiality of research data [[electronic resource] ] : report of a workshop / / Christopher Mackie and Norman Bradburn, editors
Improving access to and confidentiality of research data [[electronic resource] ] : report of a workshop / / Christopher Mackie and Norman Bradburn, editors
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, c2000
Descrizione fisica xii, 62 p. : ill
Disciplina 651.5/04261
Altri autori (Persone) MackieChristopher D
BradburnNorman M
Collana Compass series
Soggetto topico Medical records
Medical ethics
ISBN 0-309-17159-8
0-309-51381-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910778614703321
Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, c2000
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Improving access to and confidentiality of research data : report of a workshop / / Christopher Mackie and Norman Bradburn, editors
Improving access to and confidentiality of research data : report of a workshop / / Christopher Mackie and Norman Bradburn, editors
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, c2000
Descrizione fisica xii, 62 p. : ill
Disciplina 651.5/04261
Altri autori (Persone) MackieChristopher D
BradburnNorman M
Collana Compass series
Soggetto topico Medical records
Medical ethics
ISBN 0-309-17159-8
0-309-51381-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Data Access, Confidentiality Tradeoff -- 3 Ethical and Legal Requirements Associated with Data Dissemination -- 4 Alternative Approaches for Limiting Disclosure Risks and Facilitating Data Access -- 5 Current Agency and Organization Practices -- References and Bibliography -- APPENDIX A Workshop Participants -- APPENDIX B Workshop Agenda.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910816713003321
Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, c2000
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A valedictory [[electronic resource] ] : reflections on 60 years in educational testing / / Lee J. Cronbach ... [et. al.]
A valedictory [[electronic resource] ] : reflections on 60 years in educational testing / / Lee J. Cronbach ... [et. al.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1995
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (vii, 79 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina 371.26
Altri autori (Persone) CronbachLee J <1916-2001.> (Lee Joseph)
BradburnNorman M
HorvitzDaniel G
Soggetto topico Educational tests and measurements - United States
Examinations - United States
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""A Valedictory""; ""Copyright""; ""FOREWORD""; ""BOARD ON TESTING AND ASSESSMENT""; ""Contents""; ""A Valedictory: Reflections on 60 Years in Educational Testing""; ""THE WAY TO THE EGRESS""; ""PLUSES AND MINUSES IN THE ASSESSMENT MOVEMENT""; ""WRESTLING WITH MEASUREMENT ERROR""; ""NONSCIENTIFC MOTIVES IN ASSESSMENT ORGANIZATIONS""; ""LIMITATIONS ON TESTING""; ""CONCRETE BRAIN STORM""; ""APPENDIX: SAMPLING AND STATISTICAL PROCEDURES USED IN THE CALIFORNIA LEARNING ASSESSMENT SYSTEM""; ""Executive Summary""; ""DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN 1993""; ""NONRESPONSE""
""THE SAMPLING PLAN AND ITS EXECUTION""""SCORING OF TESTS""; ""SCHOOL REPORTS""; ""OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS AND MANAGEMENT""; ""REPORTING INDIVIDUAL SCORES IN 1994""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""THE PROMISE AND CHALLENGE OF CLAS""; ""Risks and costs in innovation""; ""HOW THE COMMITTEE PROCEEDED""; ""THE NUMBER DESCRIBING SCHOOL PERFORMANCE AND ITS UNCERTAINTY""; ""A RECOMMENDATION ON SCHOOL REPORTS""; ""STANDARD ERRORS AND CONFIDENCE BANDS""; ""Types of error""; ""A target for accuracy in school reports""; ""NONRESPONSE BIAS""; ""SAMPLING OF STUDENTS AS POLICY AND PRACTICE""; ""THE 1993 SCORING TARGETS""
""Improvements in sampling in 1994 and beyond""""THE SHORTFALL IN SCORING""; ""OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS: THEIR NATURE AND CAUSES""; ""LOSS OF DATA""; ""BREAKDOWNS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DOCUMENTS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS ON ADMINISTRATION AND QUALITY CONTROL""; ""The management structure""; ""Quality control""; ""ANALYSIS AND REPORTING AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL""; ""VALIDITY ISSUES""; ""SCORING""; ""Problems with mapping rules""; ""The invisible student""; ""Scoring accuracy in 1993""; ""A step to improve accuracy""; ""RELIABILITY OF SCHOOL SCORES""; ""The school-level standard error""
""The size of components""""Sample size and the SE""; ""SCORES FOR INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS""; ""THE NEED FOR EQUATING""; ""RELIABILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS""; ""What uncertainty is acceptable?""; ""Estimated standard errors""; ""A FINAL RECOMMENDATION""; ""ADDENDUM""; ""End Note""; ""STANDARD ERROR CALCULATIONS FOR SCHOOL SCORES""; ""Analyses adapted to the area""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910451841403321
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1995
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