What Protects the Autonomy of the Federal Statistical Agencies? An Assessment of the Procedures in Place to Protect the Independence and Objectivity of Official U.S. Statistics

What Protects the Autonomy of the Federal Statistical Agencies? An Assessment of the Procedures in Place to Protect the Independence and Objectivity of Official U.S. Statistics

AbstractWe assess the professional autonomy of the 13 principal U.S. federal statistical agencies. We define six components or measures of such autonomy and evaluate each of the 13 principal statistical agencies according to each measure. Our assessment yields three main findings: (a) Challenges to...

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Main Authors: Constance F. Citro, Jonathan Auerbach, Katherine Smith Evans, Erica L. Groshen, J. Steven Landefeld, Jeri Mulrow, Thomas Petska, Steve Pierson, Nancy Potok, Charles J. Rothwell, John Thompson, James L. Woodworth, Edward Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-12-01
Series:Statistics and Public Policy
Subjects:
Autonomy
Federal statistical agency
Government statistics
Independence
Official statistics
Trust
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/2330443X.2023.2188062

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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/2330443X.2023.2188062

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