Course outline (2007).
| Session |
Date |
Topic |
| 1a |
1/25 |
|
| 1b |
1/25 |
|
| LAB 1 |
1/26-1/31 |
|
| 2a |
2/1 |
Public and Private Data Collection in the U.S., and the U.S. Statistical Infrastructure |
| 2b |
2/1 |
|
| LAB 2 |
2/2-7 |
|
| 3a |
2/8 |
Household
Surveys: American Community Survey |
| 3b |
2/8 |
Household
Surveys: American Household Survey |
| No LAB |
2/9-14 |
|
| 4a |
2/15 |
|
| 4b |
2/15 |
|
| LAB 4 |
2/16-2/21 |
|
| 5a |
2/22 |
Canadian Statistical Infrastructure |
| 5b |
2/22 |
|
| LAB 5 |
2/23-2/28 | |
| 6a |
3/1 |
Using the Economic Census and Business Register |
| 6b |
3/1 |
Using
Census Business Data |
| LAB 6 |
3/2-3/7 |
|
| 7a |
3/8 |
|
| 7b |
3/8 |
|
| LAB 7 |
3/9-3/14 |
|
| 8a |
3/15 |
Using Census Economic Surveys to build National Accounts I
|
| 8b |
3/15 |
Using Census Economic Surveys to build National Accounts II
|
| LAB 8 |
3/16-3/28 |
|
| -- |
3/22 |
No class (Spring Break @ Cornell) |
| 9a |
3/29 |
|
| 9b |
3/29 |
|
| LAB 9 |
3/30-4/4 |
Missing Data Analysis Using Multiple Imputation or Synthetic Census Data (TBD) |
| 10a |
4/5 |
Probabilistic Record Linking |
| 10b |
4/5 |
Applications
of Record Linking |
| LAB 10 |
4/6-4/11 |
|
| 11a |
4/12 |
|
| 11b |
4/12 |
|
| LAB 11 |
4/13-4/18 |
|
| 12a |
4/19 |
Methods
of Confidentiality Protection |
| 12b |
4/19 |
|
| LAB 12 |
4/20-4/25 |
|
| 13a |
4/26 |
Data Quality Issues in the Decennial Census |
| 13b |
4/26 |
Introduction
to the Census RDC Proposal Application Process |
| LAB 13 |
4/27-5/3 |
|
| 5/3 |
No Class |
|
| LAB
14 |
5/5-5/12 |
|
| 14a |
5/10 |
Introduction
to the Census RDC Proposal Application Process (continued) |