Partial Support of the Core Activities of the Committee on National Statistics

这一奖项延续了NSF对国家统计委员会(CNSTAT)核心活动的支持，CNSTAT是国家科学院-国家研究委员会(NAS-NRC)的国家科学基金会常设委员会。CNSTAT是在总统联邦统计委员会的建议下于1972年成立的，目的是填补高度分散的联邦统计系统中的一个主要空白。委员会的重点是改进公共政策决策所依据的统计方法和信息。委员会加强社会科学研究数据的开发，使这些数据更便于研究，并进一步发展用于分析和研究的计量和分析方法。委员会查明统计问题对公共政策很重要的问题领域，并自行或通过召集其他专家小组在这些领域内进行研究。杰出的统计学家和其他自愿提供服务的科学家由NAS-NRC挑选并任命为委员会成员。该委员会通过以下方式直接使社会科学受益：(1)改进国家统计，促进社会科学研究统计方法的开发和应用，(2)联系联邦统计系统和社会科学研究界，(3)让学术科学家参与研究，以改进国家统计，(4)为交流信息和思想提供论坛，以及(5)通过委员会与国会、OMB以及许多研究和计划机构的关系，在NAS-NRC内促进社会科学和经济学。在对核心活动的支持下，委员会查明重要的问题领域并确定优先事项，开展小组或讲习班研究，挑选参与者，审查研究活动和报告，广泛传播研究结果，并作为高度分散的联邦统计系统的一支综合力量。国家科学基金会的资助允许委员会确定和发展联邦机构不提供领导的科学研究。此外，NSF的投资还支持一个独特的智力开发过程，这在一个分散的统计系统中至关重要。该委员会在跨学科领域发挥领导作用，将注重方法论的统计学家与联邦机构工作人员和注重数量的社会科学家聚集在一起，共同解决实际问题。该委员会的声誉、可信度和影响力在整个联邦政府中广为人知，这也是国会、OMB、NSF和其他联邦机构向该委员会寻求建议的原因。

This award continues NSF support for the core activities of the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT), a National Science Foundation standing committee at the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council (NAS-NRC). CNSTAT was established in 1972 at the recommendation of the President's Commission on Federal Statistics to fill a major gap in a highly decentralized federal statistical system. The Committee focuses on improving the statistical methods and information on which public policy decisions are based. The Committee strengthens the development of data for social science research, makes such data more accessible for research, and furthers the development of measurement and analytic methods for analysis and research. The Committee identifies problem areas in which statistical questions are important to public policy and carries out studies within these areas by itself or by convening panels of other experts. Distinguished statisticians and other scientists, who volunteer their services, are selected and appointed to the Committee by the NAS-NRC. The Committee directly benefits the social sciences by (1) improving national statistics and furthering the development and application of statistical methods for social science research, (2) linking the federal statistical system and the social science research community, (3) involving academic scientists in research to improve national statistics, (4) providing forums for the exchange of information and ideas, and (5) advancing the social and economic sciences within the NAS-NRC and through the Committee's relationship with the Congress, OMB, and many research and program agencies. With support for core activities, the Committee identifies important problem areas and establishes priorities, develops panel or workshop studies, selects participants, reviews study activities and reports, disseminates widely study results, and serves as an integrative force for the highly decentralized federal statistical system. The NSF suppor t allows the Committee to identify and develop scientific studies for which federal agencies do not provide the leadership. In addition, the NSF investment supports a unique process of intellectual development that is critical in a decentralized statistical system. The Committee provides leadership over interdisciplinary areas by bringing together methodologically oriented statisticians along with federal agency staff and quantitatively oriented social scientists to work on real problems. The Committee's reputation, credibility, and influence are widely known throughout the federal government and are the reasons why Congress, OMB, NSF, and other federal agencies turn to the Committee for advice.