%0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Citro, Constance F. %E Cohen, Michael L. %T The Bicentennial Census: New Directions for Methodology in 1990: 30th Anniversary Edition %@ 978-0-309-37297-8 %D 2015 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21728/the-bicentennial-census-new-directions-for-methodology-in-1990-30th %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21728/the-bicentennial-census-new-directions-for-methodology-in-1990-30th %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Behavioral and Social Sciences %K Surveys and Statistics %P 380 %R doi:10.17226/21728 %X In 1982 the Census Bureau requested the Committee on National Statistics to establish a panel to suggest research and experiments, to recommend improved methods, and to guide the Census Bureau on technical problems in appraising contending methods with regard to the conduct of the decennial census. In response, the panel produced an interim report that focused on recommendations for improvements in census methodology that warranted early investigation and testing. This report updates and expands the ideas and conclusions about decennial census methodology.