Activities Abound for Government Statisticians at JSM

摘要

The 2008 JSM GSS program will be strong in Denver. We have 11 sessions: three invited, five topic-contributed, and three contributed. Also, Juanita Lott was instrumental in organizing a memorial session, "The Measure of Mollie Orshansky," in honor of Orshansky for her role in the development of the official poverty measure. The three GSS invited sessions touch on crucial issues to government statisticians. The first, "Survey Respondent Incentives: Research and Practice" organized by Brian Harris-Kojetin of the Office of Management and Budget, examines the use of incentives in survey research. The second, "Helping Data Users Better Understand the American Community Survey" organized by Susan Schechter of the U.S. Census Bureau, will cover issues concerning the American Community Survey just weeks before the bureau releases its first three-year data products. The final invited session, "Would the Real Data Please Stand Up: Data Comparisons for Policy Analysis," was organized by Joan Turek of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.