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... Census Bureau. Other statistical agencies that helped sponsor the workshop through the core grant to the Committee on National Statistics from the National Sci ence Foundation's Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics Program include the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the National Center for Education Statistics, the National Center for Health Statistics, the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, and the Social Security Administration.
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... The goal of the workshop was to begin and to facilitate the muchneeded discussion on solutions that range from methodological approaches, such as the use of administrative data, to emphasis on interagency cooperative efforts. WORKSHOP FOCUS The goal of and charge to the steering committee were to develop a work shop aimed at enhancing the household surveys sponsored by the federal statistical system.
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... Can the statistical community work together to make the development and maintenance of sampling frames more efficient? There was also a general discussion of methodology -- for exam ple, modes of data collection and the use of administrative records.
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... Furthermore, this workshop was not designed to produce either conclusions or policy recommendations. Rather, the intent of the workshop was to open a dialogue on the subject, encourage further research, and share new ideas about improving the system of household surveys.
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