A01=Committee on National Statistics
A01=Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
A01=National Research Council
A01=Panel on Data Access for Research Purposes
Author_Committee on National Statistics
Author_Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Author_National Research Council
Author_Panel on Data Access for Research Purposes
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- ISBN 9780309100120
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 11 Nov 2005
- Publisher: National Academies Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Policy makers need information about the nationa "ranging from trends in the overall economy down to the use by individuals of Medicarea "in order to evaluate existing programs and to develop new ones. This information often comes from research based on data about individual people, households, and businesses and other organizations, collected by statistical agencies. The benefit of increasing data accessibility to researchers and analysts is better informed public policy. To realize this benefit, a variety of modes for data accessa " including restricted access to confidential data and unrestricted access to appropriately altered public-use dataa "must be used. The risk of expanded access to potentially sensitive data is the increased probability of breaching the confidentiality of the data and, in turn, eroding public confidence in the data collection enterprise. Indeed, the statistical system of the United States ultimately depends on the willingness of the public to provide the information on which research data are based. Expanding Access to Research Data issues guidance on how to more fully exploit these tradeoffs.
The panela (TM)s recommendations focus on needs highlighted by legal, social, and technological changes that have occurred during the last decade.
Panel on Data Access for Research Purposes, National Research Council
