The structure and activities of the U.S. federal statistical system: History and recurrent challenges

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 631, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 163-178

  Groves, Robert M ^a  

^a U S CENSUS BUREAU   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency cultures; Committee on Government Statistics and Information Services; Decentralized statistics; National Center for Health Statistics

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955364586     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716210374024     Document Type: Article

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