 | Estimating the Prevalence of Human Trafficking in the United States: Considerations and ComplexitiesProceedings of a Workshop–in Brief
(CNSTAT,CPOP)
2019
A 2-day public workshop on estimating the prevalence of human trafficking in the United States was held by the Committee on National Statistics in collaboration with the Committee on Population April...
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 | Monitoring Educational Equity
(BOTA,CNSTAT)
2019
Disparities in educational attainment among population groups have characterized the United States throughout its history. Education is sometimes characterized as the “great equalizer,” but to date,...
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 | Improving the American Community SurveyProceedings of a Workshop
(CNSTAT)
2019
Since its origin 23 years ago as a pilot test conducted in four U.S. counties, the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) has been the focus of continuous research, development, and...
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 | Reproducibility and Replicability in Science
(CNSTAT,BBCSS,NRSB,CATS,BMSA,COSEMPUP,BRDI)
2019
One of the pathways by which the scientific community confirms the validity of a new scientific discovery is by repeating the research that produced it. When a scientific effort fails to independently...
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 | A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty
(BOCYF,CNSTAT)
2019
The strengths and abilities children develop from infancy through adolescence are crucial for their physical, emotional, and cognitive growth, which in turn help them to achieve success in school and...
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