Joint Program in Survey Methodology

联邦统计系统由14个主要统计机构和60多个其他机构组成，他们花费大量资金收集有关美国的基本社会和经济数据。它是社会科学广泛应用于各学科的大量数据资源的基础。设计复杂的抽样调查所需的知识是统计学、社会学、心理学、经济学和计算机科学的混合，这些调查是许多联邦政府统计系列的基础。这笔赠款的目的是为调查方法学联合项目(JPSM)提供核心支持，提供调查方法学的研究生学位课程。JPSM是由马里兰大学、密歇根大学和Westat公司组成的联合体。这笔赠款提供教职员工支持，允许录取新的硕士学生，开发经济统计的正式课程，并创建抽样统计证书计划。

The Federal Statistical System consists of 14 principal statistical agencies and over 60 others spending large amounts of money collecting basic social and economic data on the United States. It is the foundation of vast data resources for the social sciences used broadly across the disciplines. The knowledge required to design complex sample surveys, which are the basis of much Federal government statistical series, is a blend of statistics, sociology, psychology, economics, and computer science. The purpose of this grant is to provide core support for the Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM), offering graduate degree programs in survey methodology. The JPSM is a consortium of the University of Maryland, the University of Michigan, and Westat, Inc. The grant provides for faculty and staff support permitting the admission of new Masters' cohorts of students, the development of formal courses in economic statistics, and the creation of a certificate program in sampling statistics.