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Download full textAmerican Statistical Association, Washington, DC. – 1977
One of four projects conducted by the American Statistical Association (ASA) in cooperation with the Bureau of the Census, the conference explored the most important and fruitful research and development topics within the user-oriented software domain. Its objectives were to (1) develop recommendations on mechanisms to improve access to and use of…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Data Collection, Data Processing, Databases
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. – 1986
Hearings on the 1990 Decennial Census were held on May 1, 1986, and May 15, 1986. The May 1 session focused on data processing procedures. Speakers included John G. Keane, Daniel G. Horvitz, William Eddy, Judith S. Rowe, Benjamin F. King, and Stephen E. Fienberg. Topics included automation of address files and questionnaire check-in; dissemination…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Data Collection, Data Processing, Demography
Young, Winnie Y. – 1982
Suggestions and guidelines for using the Bureau of the Census' Current Population Survey (CPS) files are provided. CPS is based on the civilian component of a national probability sample of households and is conducted by the Bureau of the Census. The survey gathers employment data on a continuing basis, as well as supplemental information on such…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Cohort Analysis, Data Collection, Data Processing
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. – 1985
This hearing, which is the first of a series of hearings on the 1990 decennial census, focuses on automation activities, pretest preparations, and proposed residency rules. Gene L. Dodaro, associate director of the General Accounting Office, calls on the committee to use special purpose tests to adequately evaluate the following: (1) potential of…
Descriptors: Automation, Census Figures, Data Collection, Data Processing
Management and Information System for Occupational Education, Winchester, MA. – 1974
The publication describes the process by which a portion of the Management Information System for Occupational Education (MISOE) Census Data System (CDS) was field-tested in a sample of six Massachusetts schools. It is intended to provide guidelines for those who will be responsible for the planning of statewide implementation of the fully…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Data Collection, Data Processing, Databases
Palumbo, Thomas J.; Valdisera, Victor M. – 1978
To evaluate the accuracy of the 1970 census' occupational classification system, a comparison was made between that year's responses to census questions and the replies by the same population group to the 1972 Postcensal Manpower Survey (PMS). Each of these questionnaires relied on a different methodology; in the PMS the respondent classified…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Classification, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis
Management and Information System for Occupational Education, Winchester, MA. – 1975
The MISOE Census Data System (CDS) is one of two major subsystems of an integrated management information system (MISOE), which was developed to provide occupational education managers with comprehensive data on which to base rational management decisions. Essentially, CDS contains descriptive information systematically structured in a manner…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates, Data Collection
Peer reviewedGarcia, Robert; And Others – Government Information Quarterly, 1985
Seven articles by members of the Bureau of the Census discuss various aspects of the census process and uses of census figures. Areas which are discussed include the historical basis of the census; automation of the census process; access to census information and confidentiality; and census taking in developing nations. (CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Automation, Census Figures, Confidentiality
Management and Information System for Occupational Education, Winchester, MA. – 1975
The reporting booklet is required for the Census Data System (CDS) of the Management Information System for Occupational Education (MISOE); it contains the reporting forms which collect data that describe program structure and job-entry skill outcomes expected of program completors in the individual occupational education area of business/data…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Business Education, Census Figures, Computer Science Education
