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Panel on Statistical Programs And Practices of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics |
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Committee on National Statistics 1996-1997 |
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Transportation Research Board Executive Committee 1996-1997 |
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Acknowledgments |
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  Executive Summary |
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The Need for Improved Transportation Statistics |
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Assessing BTS |
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Reauthorization |
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Focusing on Quality |
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Ensuring Relevance |
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Building an Agency |
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1 Introduction |
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Methods of Study |
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The Report |
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A Note on Reauthorization Legislation |
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2 History and Assessment of BTS |
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Transportation Data Programs in Historical Perspective |
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Assessing BTS |
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Recommendation |
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3 Focusion on Data Quality |
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Dimensions of Quality |
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Staffing |
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Quality Standards |
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Documenting Data Quality |
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Data Evaluation and Improvement |
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Recommendations |
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4 Ensuring Relevance |
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Dimensions of Relevance |
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A Vision of a Comprehensive Transportation Data System |
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A BTS Implementation Plan |
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Ensuring Relevance: Transportation Indicators |
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Coordination of Data Collection and Filling Gaps |
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Identifying User Needs |
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Analysis Programs |
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Recommendations |
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5 Building an Agency |
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Ensuring Independence |
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Building Trust |
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Attaining Leadership |
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Recommendations |
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Acronyms Used in the Report |
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References |
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Appendices |
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A The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991: References to The Bureau of Transportation Statistics |
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B Selected Statistical Agencies and Programs |
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C Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency: How BTS Compares |
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D Improving National Transportation Statistics: Airline Safety as a Case Study |
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E Descriptions of CD-ROM Products on the BTS Web Site |
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F Integrating Data and Filling Gaps: The Case of Household Travel |
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G Biographical Sketches |
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