2014

101
Introduction to Data Sets: Bureau of Transportation Statistics Demographic Statistics

3:00 pm EDT
Webinar

Webinar recordings and presentations are available to Members.

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Part of APDU’s Public Data University series, this webinar serves as a baseline learning experience and systematic overview of demographic statistics at the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. This presentation will explore the following questions:

  • What data are collected? Who are the primary users?BTS (200x200)
  • What research questions are most frequently answered with the agency’s data set?
  • How are the data collected? What are their strengths and weaknesses?
  • How frequently are the data updated? At what level geography are they collected?
  • What is the delay between the reference period and publication?
  • How are the data disseminated? How is the agency’s web delivery system structured?
  • Who can the user contact if they want to know more about the data program?

Speaker:
Peg Young, Ph.D., Senior Mathematical Statistician, U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Course:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics Demographic Statistics 101 (Introduction to Data Sets)

Cost:
Free, APDU & C2ER members and LMI Institute member states
$50, nonmembers