Appendix A
Workshop Agenda
Transparency and Reproducibility of Federal Statistics
June 21–22, 2017
Keck Center, Room 201
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
DAY 1, JUNE 21, 2017
9:00–9:10 am |
Introduction from Sponsor, Amy Friedlander (NSF) |
9:10–9:45 am |
Views of Transparency from AAPOR and OMB |
Chair: Graham Kalton (Steering Committee member) |
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AAPOR Transparency Initiative: Peter Miller (U.S. Census Bureau) |
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Relevant OMB Directives: Brian Harris-Kojetin (CNSTAT) |
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9:45–11:00 am |
Benefits and Costs of Transparency: Views from Agencies |
What Are the Benefits? What Are the Costs? What Does the Future Look Like in Terms of Threats by Private Competitors? |
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Chair: Susan Offutt (Steering Committee member) |
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Jennifer Madans (National Center for Health Statistics) |
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Sally Thompson (Bureau of Economic Analysis) |
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John Eltinge (U.S. Census Bureau) |
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11:00–11:15 am | Break |
11:15 am–12:15 pm |
Foreign View of Benefits and Costs, and Approaches Used for Transparency |
Chair: Bill Eddy (Steering Committee chair) |
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Peter Brodie (UK Office for National Statistics) |
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Sarah Henry (UK Office for National Statistics) |
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12:15–1:15 pm |
Lunch |
1:15–2:15 pm |
Eric Rancourt (Statistics Canada) |
Floor Discussion |
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2:15–3:00 pm |
Case Studies: What Goes on Now Regarding Transparency? |
Chair: Susan Offutt (Steering Committee member) |
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SAIPE: Wesley Basel (U.S. Census Bureau) |
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LEHD: Robert Sienkiewicz (U.S. Census Bureau) |
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3:00–4:30 pm |
What Does Transparency (and Reproducibility) Mean Operationally? |
Chair: Audris Mockus (Steering Committee member) |
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Internal to an Agency—Reproducibility Technology Transfer |
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John Eltinge (U.S. Census Bureau) |
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Input Data Sources (Survey Data, Administrative Records Data, Other Sources) |
Documentation of Methods |
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External to an Agency—Building Trust, Benefits from Crowd Sourcing |
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Ruth Ann Killion (U.S. Census Bureau) |
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Audris Mockus (University of Tennessee) |
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Input Data Sources |
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Documentation of Methods |
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4:30–4:50 pm | Break |
4:50–5:10 pm |
Making Confidential Data Part of Reproducible Research |
Lars Vilhuber (Cornell University) |
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5:10–5:30 pm |
What Does Reproducibility Mean for Federal Statistics: An Academic’s Perspective |
H.V. Jagadish (University of Michigan) |
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5:30 pm |
Adjourn |
DAY 2, JUNE 22, 2017
9:00–9:30 am |
Summary of Where We Are So Far |
John Abowd (U.S. Census Bureau) |
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9:30–11:20 am |
Improving Transparency of Statistical Data with Standards for Metadata and Work Processes |
Chair: Bill Eddy (Steering Committee chair) |
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Automating the Capture of Data Transformation Metadata |
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H.V. Jagadish (University of Michigan) |
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Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) Daniel Gillman (BLS) |
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Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMX) David Barraclough (OECD) |
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Generic Statistical Information Model (GSIM) Michaela Denk (IMF) |
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Generic Statistical Business Process Model (GSBPM) Juan Muñoz Lopez (INEGI) |
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11:20 am–12:30 pm |
Building Trust: Summary of Workshop |
Panel Discussion: |
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12:30–1:30 pm |
Working Lunch to Continue Morning Discussion |
1:30 pm |
Adjourn |