ESCAP MEETING NO. 47 - 03/07/01
AGENDA
There was no agenda developed or used for the March 7, 2001 meeting.
ESCAP MEETING NO. 47 - 03/07/01
MINUTES
Minutes of the Executive Steering Committee on
Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation (A.C.E.) Policy (ESCAP) Meeting # 47
March 7, 2001
Prepared by: Sarah Brady
The forty-seventh meeting of the Executive Steering Committee on Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation
Policy was held on March 7, 2001 at 10:30. The agenda for the meeting was to discuss future
decisions regarding adjusted data.
Committee Attendees:
Nancy Potok
Paula Schneider
Cynthia Clark
Nancy Gordon
John Thompson
Jay Waite
Bob Fay
Howard Hogan
Ruth Ann Killion
John Long
Carol Van Horn
Deputy Director/Acting Director:
William Barron
Other Attendees:
Marvin Raines
Bill Bell
Raj Singh
Donna Kostanich
Deborah Fenstermaker
Kathleen Styles
Carolee Bush
Maria Urrutia
Sarah Brady
Annette Quinlan
I.
Future Decisions
John Thompson opened the meeting with a discussion of the questions that need to be
answered by the Committee to determine the accuracy of the adjusted data. The unresolved
issues are as follows:
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Demographic Analysis (DA)-Explain the differences between DA, the census,
and A.C.E.
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The role of adjusted data for Federal Funding
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Synthetic Error-How different models of correlation bias affect synthetic error
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Balancing issues between the P and E-Samples.
In order to resolve these issues, several Committee members will research what information can
be made available from the A.C.E. evaluations and which of the A.C.E. evaluations can be
expedited to assist in the Committee’s recommendation process.
John then lead a discussion about future uses of the adjusted data. The results of the A.C.E.
may be used for (1) intercensal estimates; (2) survey control counts; and (3) long form
weighting controls. The Committee will recommend to the Director of the Census Bureau
whether adjusted data would be more accurate for these purposes. Jay Waite and the
Decennial Management Division (DMD) will research and dev