| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 195 pages) |
| Contents |
Executive summary -- Introduction -- Uses and users -- Measuring R & D in business and industry -- Measuring innovation in business and industry -- Measuring R & D spending in the federal government -- Measuring R & D activity in academic institutions -- Analysis of the R & D data funding discrepancies -- Survey management and administrative issues -- Appendix A. Workshop agenda -- Appendix B. Biographical sketches of panel members and staff |
| Summary |
This report examines the portfolio of research and development (R & D) expenditure surveys at the National Science Foundation (NSF), identifying gaps and weaknesses and areas of missing coverage. The report takes an in-depth look at the definition of R & D, the needs and potential uses of NSF's R & D data by a variety of users, the goals of an integrated system of surveys and other data collection activities, and the quality of the data collected in the existing Science Resources Statistics surveys |
| Analysis |
Andre fag (naturvidenskab og teknik) Andre fag |
| Notes |
Panel to Review Research and Development Statistics at the National Science Foundation. The panel was convened in January 2002 by the Committee on National Statistics of the National Academies at the request of the National Science Foundation to conduct an in-depth and broad-based study of the Research and Development Statistics program of the NSF Science Resources Statistics (SRS) Division. The study was later mandated by Congress in the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Scientific surveys -- United States
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Science and industry -- United States
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Research, Industrial -- United States
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Research -- Economic aspects -- United States
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Research, Industrial -- Economic aspects -- United States
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Science and industry -- Government policy -- United States
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Research, Industrial -- Government policy -- United States
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Research -- Economic aspects
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Research, Industrial
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Research, Industrial -- Economic aspects
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Research, Industrial -- Government policy
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Science and industry
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Science and industry -- Government policy
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Scientific surveys
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Brown, Lawrence D
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Plewes, Thomas J
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Pineau, Marisa Gerstein
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| LC no. |
2004022518 |
| ISBN |
9780309545952 |
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0309545951 |
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1280208694 |
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9781280208690 |
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9786610208692 |
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6610208697 |
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