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Government Statistics Section Highlights Recommended Sessions at JSM 2016
The latest news from the ASA’s Government Statistics Section, including information and recommendations for JSM 2016.
Government Statistics Section Sponsors Data Challenge
The Government Statistics Section is sponsoring Data Challenge 2016 during the Joint Statistical Meetings in Chicago.
Government Statistics Section News
The Government Statistics Section shares highlights from their upcoming JSM 2015 sessions.
Government Statistics Section Sponsors Data Challenge at JSM
As part of the Government Statistics Section data challenge, eight contestants will present their work in two sessions during the Joint Statistical Meetings in Seattle, Washington.
Survey Research Methods News and Announcements
The section looks back on a busy year and forward to upcoming events in 2015.
Message from GSS Outgoing Chair
Steven Paben, 2011 chair of the Government Statistics Section reflects on the past year and summarizes where the section stands.
Forecasting Citrus Production in Florida
During the last decade, nearly three quarters of all United States citrus was grown in Florida. The relative size of the Florida citrus crop demands that statistically accurate forecasts be made starting in October of each year and continuing throughout the marketing year. To provide these statistically accurate forecasts, the National Agricultural Statistics Service developed a survey program based on objective counts and measurements (rather than subjective reporting from individual producers). Read about it here.
Maximizing Your JSM Experience: A Checklist for JSM 2011
The Government Statistics Section offers a checklist to help you get ready for the Joint Statistical Meetings.
Message from the Chair
John Dixon, 2010 GSS chair, thanks the executive committee and highlights the section’s accomplishments in 2010.