Steve Pierson, ASA Director of Science Policy, breaks down the Fiscal Year 2016 omnibus spending bill signed into law in December, which included needed increases for the National Institutes of Health and many federal statistical agencies.
U.S. Census
A New Design for the 21st Century
The U.S. Census 2020 Operational Plan lays the foundation for the most modern and dynamic census in our nation’s history—and outlines how the bureau proposes to save taxpayers more than $5 billion.
Real Data = Real Fun in Census at School Program
The American Statistical Association and Population Association of America are bringing the Census at School program to the United States beginning this summer. This international program began in the United Kingdom in 2000 to promote statistical literacy in schoolchildren by using real data. The program is now fully operative in the UK, New Zealand, Australia, […]