Date:         Thu, 28 Sep 2006 21:34:10 +0000
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From:         toby dunn <tobydunn@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: FW: New Guidance on OMB's statistical survey standards
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Think someone can get the Census people to actually provide a useable data
structure?



Toby Dunn

When everything is coming at you all at once, your in the wrong lane.

A truly happy person is someone who can smile and enjoy the scenery on a
detour.





From: "Fehd, Ronald J. (CDC/CCHIS/NCPHI)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
Reply-To: "Fehd, Ronald J. (CDC/CCHIS/NCPHI)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
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Subject: FW: New Guidance on OMB's statistical survey standards
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:05:05 -0400

 > EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
 > OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
 > WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503

 > September 22, 2006

 > Contact: OMB Communications, (202) 395-7254
 > Government Issues New Standards and Guidelines
 > for Statistical Surveys to Reflect Current Best Practices

 > Washington- Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
 > released new standards and guidelines for statistical surveys
 > sponsored by Federal agencies.
 > The new guidance provides government-wide uniformity
 > in statistical methods and practices
 > to ensure the reliability and utility of data produced
 > and updates the standards to bring them in line
 > with current professional practice.

 > The new guidance provides twenty statistical standards
 > on survey design,production of estimates,
 > survey review procedures,
 > as well as data collection, processing, analysis,
 > and dissemination.
 > One of the most significant areas covered
 > in the new standards and guidelines
 > concerns sources of bias in surveys,
 > particularly potential bias due to declining response rates.
 > This guidance offers best practices for agencies
 > to assess and evaluate potential bias in their surveys.

 > In releasing the new standards and guidelines,
 > OMB Deputy Director for Management Clay Johnson said,
 > "Data gathered and distributed by the Federal government
 > affect people's lives and well-being.
 > It is essential that the collection process
 > guarantees the information is sound
 > and reliable to ensure that taxpayer dollars
 > are used to efficiently obtain high quality information."

 > The revised standards and guidelines
 > were developed through an extensive interagency process
 > over a multi-year period.
 > The process included review by dozens of experts
 > across Federal agencies, survey methodology practitioners,
 > and the public.

 > To view the standards, visit:
 > http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/statpolicy.html