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Statistical Standards
Statistical Standards Program
 
Table of Contents
 
Introduction
1. Development of Concepts and Methods
2. Planning and Design of Surveys
3. Collection of Data
4. Processing and Editing of Data
5. Analysis of Data / Production of Estimates or Projections
6. Establishment of Review Procedures
7. Dissemination of Data
 
Glossary
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
 
Publication information

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TABLE OF CONTENTS


INTRODUCTION

DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPTS AND METHODS
1-1 Initial Planning of Surveys
1-2 Publication and Product Planning
1-3 Computation of Response Rates
1-4 Codes and Abbreviations
1-5 Defining Race and Ethnicity Data
1-6 Discretionary Grant Descriptions

PLANNING AND DESIGN OF SURVEYS
2-1 Design of Surveys
2-2 Survey Response Rate Parameters
2-3 Developing RFPs for Surveys
2-4 Pretesting Survey Systems
2-5 Maintaining Data Series Over Time
2-6 Educational Testing

COLLECTION OF DATA
3-1 Coverage for Frames and Samples
3-2 Achieving Acceptable Response Rates
3-3 Monitoring and Documenting Survey Contracts
3-4 Documenting a Survey System

PROCESSING AND EDITING OF DATA
4-1 Data Editing and Imputation of Item Nonresponse
4-2 Maintaining Confidentiality
4-3 Evaluation of Surveys
4-4 Nonresponse Bias Analysis

ANALYSIS OF DATA/PRODUCTION OF ESTIMATES OR PROJECTIONS
5-1 Statistical Analysis, Inference, and Comparisons
5-2 Variance Estimation
5-3 Rounding
5-4 Tabular and Graphic Presentations of Data

ESTABLISHMENT OF REVIEW PROCEDURES
6-1 Review of Reports and Data Products

DISSEMINATION OF DATA
7-1 Machine Readable Products
7-2 Survey Documentation in Reports
7-3 Release and Dissemination of Reports and Data Products


GLOSSARY

APPENDIX A
Race and Ethnicity

APPENDIX B
Imputation

APPENDIX C
Tabular Guidelines

APPENDIX D
Survey titles