Operation of the Committee on National Statistics

国家统计委员会 科学院致力于改进统计方法 用于许多科学领域的分析。 其工作 还旨在提高统计质量， 重要的基础研究和公共信息 政策决定是有根据的。 该委员会由以下人员组成： 杰出的统计学家和其他隆起的科学家， 确定统计问题涉及的问题领域， 关键，并进行研究，评估这些 全面的问题，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 由国家科学院领导的联邦机构联盟 基金会 每一个机构每年提供一笔款项， 与其在委员会年度 议程和自己的研究预算的大小。 该奖项 目前推荐的代表基金会的财务 1991年财政年度加入财团。 的 裁决书还附有基金会意向的通知 为委员会的维持提供同样数量的资金， 未来几年，取决于令人满意的进展和 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 1991. The award also carries notification of the foundation's intention to contribute a similar amount to the committee's upkeep in future years, contingent upon satisfactory progress and the availability of funds.