Addressing Priority Technical Issues for the Next Decade of the American Community Survey
An ad hoc panel will conduct a study to address priority technical issues for the American Community Survey (ACS) as the survey enters its next decade. The panel will consider how the Census Bureau...

Developing Science, Technology, and Innovation Indicators for the Future
An ad hoc panel, convened under the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT), in collaboration with the Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy (STEP), proposes to conduct a study of the...

Fifth Edition of Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency
In response to recurring requests for advice on what constitutes an effective federal statistical agency, CNSTAT issued the first edition of Principles and Practices for  a Federal Statistical Agency...

Measuring and Collecting Pay Information from U.S. Employers by Gender, Race, and National Origin

The National Research Council through its Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) will convene a panel of experts to review methods for measuring and collecting pay information from U.S. employer...

Measuring Rape and Sexual Assault in Bureau of Justice Statistics Household Surveys

An ad hoc panel, sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, will examine conceptual and methodological issues surrounding survey statistics on rape and sexual assault and recommend to the Burea...

Measuring Social and Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion in Surveys
The purpose of this study is to identify measurement approaches that can lead to improved understanding of civic engagement, social cohesion, and social capital—and their potential role in explaining...

Phase 1 Panel on Measuring Subjective Well-Being in a Policy Relevant Framework
An ad hoc panel will review the current state of research and evaluate methods for the measurement of subjective well-being (SWB) in population surveys. On the basis of this evaluation, the panel...

Research Gaps and Opportunities for Exploring the Relationship of the Arts to Health and Well-Being in Older Adults

An ad hoc committee will organize a public workshop on research gaps and opportunities for exploring the relationship of the arts to health and well-being in older adults. The presentations and disussions...

Review of the 2010 Census
An ad hoc panel of experts will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the statistical methods and operational procedures for the 2010 census.  The panel will address, in particular, methods and...

Science of Science and Innovation Policy Principal Investigators' Workshop

An ad hoc committee will plan and conduct a two-day public workshop to foster intellectual exchange among funded researchers of the National Science Foundations’ (NSF) Science of Science and nnovation...

Theory and Application of Reliability Growth Modeling to Defense Systems
The proposed project on reliability growth modeling is the latest in a series of studies at the National Research Council (NRC on improving the statistical methods used in defense systems testing and...