TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - What Is Political Interference in Federal Statistics?
JO  - Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
A1  - Prewitt, K.
SP  - 225
EP  - 238
VL  - 631
IS  - 1
N2  - Federal statistical agencies are funded and supervised by elected and appointed politicians. What counts as political interference is not self-evident. This article offers a working definition of interference, emphasizing the importance of an agency offering its best judgment regarding accurate measurement of a given phenomenon, its ability to apply state-of-the-art science in that measurement, and its protection from pre-clearance of the resulting statistical product. Interference is indicated by efforts to shape statistical products to achieve political advantage. Statistical adjustment to correct the differential under-count in the decennial census is used to illustrate political interference.<p />
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SN  - 0002-7162
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0002716210373737
ID  - ref1
ER  -