Operation of the Committee on National Statistics

国家科学院国家统计委员会 科学部致力于改进用于统计的方法， 在许多科学领域的分析。它的工作还旨在 提高统计资料的质量， 重要的基础研究和公共政策决策。 该委员会由杰出的统计学家和其他 隆起的科学家，确定问题领域， 统计问题是关键，并进行研究， 全面评估这些问题，并寻求提供 可行的解决方案。广泛支持委员会的 发展活动和基本业务费用由 一个由国家科学院领导的联邦机构组成的联盟 基金会每个机构每年按比例缴纳一笔款项， 它对委员会年度议程的兴趣和 自己的研究预算。目前推荐的奖项 代表基金会在财政上参与 1988年财政年度。该奖项还包括 通知基金会打算作出类似的 为委员会今后几年的维持费捐款， 这取决于令人满意的科学进步和 资金的可用性。

The Committee on National Statistics of the National Academy of Sciences works to improve the statistical methods used for analysis in many fields of science. Its work is also aimed at upgrading the quality of statistical information on which important basic research and public policy decisions are founded. The committee, composed of distinguished statisticians and other scientists of eminence, identifies problem areas in which statistical questions are pivotal, and carries out studies which evaluate these questions comprehensively and seek to provide feasible solutions. Broad support for the committee's developmental activities and basic operating costs is provided by a consortium of federal agencies led by the National Science Foundation. Each agency contributes an annual sum proportionate to its interest in the committee's yearly agenda and the size of its own research budget. The award recommended at present represents the foundation's financial participation in the consortium for Fiscal Year 1988. The award also carries notification of the foundation's intention to make similar contributions to the committee's upkeep in future years, contingent upon satisfactory scientific progress and the availability of funds.