Introduction. The social significance of official statistics -- The BLS and the underestimation of unemployment -- The CDC and the overestimation of life expectancy -- The FBI and the miscalculation of crime -- The census bureau and the decennial undercount -- Why official statistics matter.

Recent research suggests that rates of extreme poverty, commonly defined as living on less than $2/person/day, are high and rising in the United States. We re-examine the rate of extreme poverty by linking 2011 data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation and Current Population...

Recent research suggests that rates of extreme poverty, commonly defined as living on less than $2/person/day, are high and rising in the United States. We re-examine the rate of extreme poverty by linking 2011 data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation and Current Population...

Front Matter -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 ERS's Current Consumer Food and Nutrition Data Infrastructure -- 3 Data and Knowledge Gaps -- 4 Strategies to Strengthen the Infrastructure of a Consumer Food Data System -- References -- Appendix A: Summary, First Meeting, April 16, 2018 --...

Recent research suggests that rates of extreme poverty, commonly defined as living on less than $2/person/day, are high and rising in the United States. We re-examine the rate of extreme poverty by linking 2011 data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation and Current Population...

Research on privacy enhancing approaches for sharing data has grown significantly over the past two decades. This increased interest has led to extensive theoretical and methodological research, but the number of practical applications of privacy enhancing technologies has lagged far behind....