2004 Automation of Census 2000 Processes

By Bodman, Samuel W.

Book Id: WPLBN0000582547
Format Type: PDF eBook
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	2004 Automation of Census 2000 Processes
Author:	Bodman, Samuel W.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Census., Census report
Collections:	U.S. Census Bureau Collection
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Publisher:	U.S. Census Bureau Department


Citation APA MLA Chicago Bodman, S. W. (n.d.). 2004 Automation of Census 2000 Processes. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
Statistical Reference Document

Excerpt
Excerpt: The Census 2000 was characterized by the automation of functions previously performed clerically or using relatively simple tools of automation. Similarly, many of the functions that had been per-formed in an automated fashion by ?in-house? staff were turned over to contract staff. Twelve systems were the subject of study and covered the following areas: telephone questionnaire assistance and telephone followup for coverage edit failures, Internet questionnaire assistance and data collection for short form questionnaires, operations control for all field operations, the field personnel and pay-roll system, systems for the Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation (A.C.E.) program, including the control system for field operations, the use of laptops to collect evaluation data and the matching system used to compare the A.C.E. data to corresponding census data, the management information system, the data capture system for respondent questionnaires, and finally, data dissemination.

Table of Contents
Contents Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v 1. Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1.1 Development Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1.2 Use of Commercial-Off-the-Shelf Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1.3 Future Implications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 2. Scope and Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 2.1 Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 2.2 Interviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 3. Requirements Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 3.1 Identification of Systems for Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 3.2 Impact of Systems Studied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 3.3 Other Census 2000 Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 3.4 Staff Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 4. Research Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 5. Results of Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 5.1 The Right Requirements and Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 5.2 Data Quality and Management Information . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 5.3 Requirements and System Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 5.4 System Objectives, Plans, and Functional Performance . . . .10 5.5 Schedule and Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 5.6 Risk Mitigation and Unplanned Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 5.7 System Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 5.8 Role of Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 6. Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 6.1 Process Improvement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 6.2 Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 6.3 Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 6.4 Specific Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 7. Topic Report Authors' Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 8. Actions to Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 9. Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23