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... federal statistical agencies are ongoing. More statistical offices in the United States and around the world are adopting DDI3 for their metadata needs, including the Bureau of ­Labor Statistics, Statistics Canada, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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... The current revision work being done on the standard will improve its capability for the exchange of statistical information. SDMX consists of three main elements: • Technical standards (including the Information Model)
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... Data users should not have to translate metadata from one agency to the next, as this is an impediment to transparency. Finally, substantial changes in the kinds of work that statistical agencies perform may flow from the adoption of metadata standards and management, as staffing based on current work processes may be adjusted and streamlined.
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... prioritize and emphasize the importance and benefits of federal statistical agency staff engaging in international metadata stan dards and tool development, and (2) organize a discussion among statistical agencies that leads to an effective, coordinated, and account able approach for staff in agencies that produce federal statistics to contribute to international metadata standards and tool development.
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... 130 TRANSPARENCY IN STATISTICAL INFORMATION Individual agency staff should attend and participate in such continuing education programs with the goals of gaining professional familiarity with metadata standards and tools and improving the transparency of statistical methods, operations, and analysis in their data programs.
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... Ten of the ongoing surveys are performed under competitive commercial contract, and the remaining five are performed under negotiated interagency agreements with the Census Bureau. In addition to data tables and other data products (see below)
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... 132 TRANSPARENCY IN STATISTICAL INFORMATION TABLE 6-1  NCSES' Survey Portfolio Who Collects Name the Data / (Acronym) Type Where Documentation is Available Annual Census https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvyabs/ Business Bureau/ https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/abs/about.
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