Measuring Research and Development Expenditures in the U.S. Economy : Interim Report.
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- text
- computer
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- 9780309592833
- Scientific surveys -- United States
- Science and industry -- United States
- Research, Industrial -- United States
- Research -- Economic aspects -- United States
- Research, Industrial -- Economic aspects -- United States
- Science and industry -- Government policy -- United States
- Research, Industrial -- Government policy -- United States
- 658.5
- Q149.U5 -- M32 2005eb
Measuring Research and Development Expenditures in the U.S. Economy: Interim Report -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- COMMON METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES -- THE SURVEYS -- Survey of Industrial Research And Development -- Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Suppo ... -- Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Colleges and Universities Survey of Scientific an ... -- INTERIM ASSESSMENT -- MEASURING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE U.S. ECONOMY -- SCOPE OF THE INTERIM REPORT -- ESTABLISHING AN ENVIRONMENT FOR QUALITY -- Mathematical Statistics Expertise -- Contractual Obligations -- Long-Term Plan for Methodological Research -- COMMON TECHNICAL ISSUES -- Web-Based Collection -- Provision of Prior-Year Data to Survey Respondents -- Designation of Respondent -- Nonresponse Adjustment and Imputation -- Survey Documentation -- SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT -- Survey Design -- Data Collection -- Survey Content -- Processing -- SURVEY OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT -- Survey Design and Implementation -- Data Collection -- Processing -- SURVEY OF FEDERAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES, AND NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS -- Survey Design -- Data Collection -- Processing -- SURVEY OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES AT UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES -- Survey Design -- Data Collection -- Survey Processing -- SURVEY OF SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH FACILITIES -- Survey Design -- Data Collection -- Processing -- PRIORITIES FOR NEAR-TERM AND LONGER TERM IMPROVEMENTS TO STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY -- Research on Mandatory Versus Voluntary Reporting -- Resurrection of a Response Analysis Survey Program -- Development of an Improved Survey Management System -- Cognitive Research into Survey and Questionnaire Design Issues.
CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX A A Quality Profile of the Federal Research and Development Surveys Barbara A.Bailar -- GENERAL BACKGROUND -- Similarities in Data Collection and Processing -- Some Concerns About the Surveys -- SURVEY OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT -- Introduction -- Objectives -- Specifications -- Survey Design and Implementation -- Scope of Survey and Frame -- Potential Sources of Error in the Scope and Frame -- Data Collection -- Basic Data Collection Procedure -- The Respondents -- The Survey Instrument -- Nonresponse -- Potential Sources of Error in the Collection Procedure -- Data Processing -- Editing -- Potential for Errors in Processing -- SURVEY OF FEDERAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES, AND NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS -- Introduction -- Objectives -- Specifications -- Survey Design -- Scope of Survey and Frame -- Potential Sources of Error in the Scope and Frame -- Data Collection -- Basic Data Collection Procedure -- The Respondents -- The Survey Instrument -- Nonresponse -- Potential Sources of Error in the Collection Procedure -- Data Processing -- Potential Errors in Processing -- SURVEY OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES AT UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES -- Introduction -- Objectives -- Specifications -- Survey Design -- Scope of Survey and Frame -- Potential Sources of Error in the Survey Design -- Data Collection -- Basic Data Collection Procedure -- The Survey Respondent -- The Questionnaire -- Nonresponse -- Potential Sources of Error in the Data Collection Procedure -- Data Processing -- Editing -- Imputation -- Possible Errors in Processing -- SURVEY OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH FACILITIES -- Introduction -- Objectives -- Specifications -- Survey Design -- Scope of Survey and Frame -- Potential Sources of Error in the Survey Design -- Data Collection.
Basic Data Collection Procedure -- The Survey Respondents -- The Questionnaire -- Survey Nonresponse -- Potential Sources of Error in the Collection Procedure -- Data Processing -- Editing Data -- Imputation -- Potential Sources of Errors in Processing -- Weighting and Estimation -- SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT -- Introduction -- Objectives -- Specifications -- Survey Design -- Scope of Survey and Frame -- Classification of Industries -- Defining Sampling Strata -- Procedures for Sampling -- Potential Sources of Error in Sampling -- Data Collection -- Basic Data Collection Procedure -- The Survey Respondents -- Nonresponse -- Potential Sources of Error in the Collection Procedure -- Data Processing -- Keying of Data -- Editing of Data -- Imputation -- Possible Sources of Error from Processing -- Weighting and Estimation -- Weighting -- Estimation -- Possible Sources of Error in Weighting and Estimation -- References -- Appendix B Biographical Sketches.
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