American Community Survey

What is Census Data?
Bookshelf
January 27, 2020

What is Census Data?

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Lying With Maps and Census Data
Bookshelf
January 15, 2020

Lying With Maps and Census Data

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Washington and Social Science: News Bulletin
Academic Funding
March 7, 2017

Washington and Social Science: News Bulletin

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NSF’s Three “Sensational Surveys” Survive and Thrive
Academic Funding
February 3, 2016

NSF’s Three “Sensational Surveys” Survive and Thrive

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Omnibus US Funding Bill Smiles on Social Science

Omnibus US Funding Bill Smiles on Social Science

UPDATED with COSSA analysis: Social and behavioral science funded by the U.S. government appears to have received an early Christmas present as leaders in the House of Representatives unveiled a $1.1 trillion spending bill to keep the federal enterprise funded in 2016.

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Science Career Survey Question in Peril

Science Career Survey Question in Peril

UPDATED: The National Science Board hopes it can muster support to save a question in the annual American Community Survey that tells us how many undergrads are taking science and research degrees. And a suite of questions on marriage trends is also facing the ax.

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The Nonresponse Challenge to Surveys and Statistics

The Nonresponse Challenge to Surveys and Statistics

Survey researchers are increasingly unable to get people to respond to surveys. This is a real worry because nonresponse can lead to biased research and because nonresponse poses a significant threat to the federal statistical system in its entirety.

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