Reporting Sources of Error in U.S. Federal Government Surveys.

Examines a report issued by the Federal Commission on Statistical Methodology, Subcommittee on Measuring and Reporting the Quality of Survey Data, that reviews quality in terms of the measurement and reporting of sampling, nonresponse, coverage, measurement, and processing errors. Discusses the measurement of each source of error, including the measurement techniques and methods used. Also presents practices for reporting information about the error source, as well as recommendations for measuring and reporting survey error.