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Welcome and ACS training materials, Ed Christopher, FHWA Resource Center
Using American FactFinder, Melissa Chiu, US Census Bureau
Data Download Center and Thematic Maps, Liang Long, Cambridge Systematics, Inc
Report 588 A Guidebook Report 588 A Guidebook for Using ACS Data forfor Using ACS Data forTransportation PlanningTransportation Planning
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275 pagesIntroduction and Background of ACS (4 chapters)
Case Studies (5 chapters)Policy PlanningTrend Analysis
Transportation Market AnalysisSurvey DevelopmentTravel Demand Modeling
A Compass for Understanding
And Using ACS Data
Set of user-specific handbooks
Train-the trainer materials
E-learning ACS Tutorial
http://www.census.gov/acs/www/UseData/Compass/compass_series.html
Focus on Using and Understanding ACS data
Interpretation of period estimates
Using single-year versus multiyear estimates
How to deal with sampling error
Audience-specific case studies
Released on flow basis beginning October 2008 in PDF from Web site
General Data Users Federal Agencies
Business Community High School Teachers
Congress Media
Researchers Rural Area Data Users
PUMS Users State and Local Gov.
Users of American Indian and Alaska Native Data
Puerto Rico Community Survey Data (in Spanish)
ACS Compass Handbook Audiences
All handbooks include a common setof technical appendices
http://www.census.gov/acs/www/UseData/Compass/compass_series.html
www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/ACSGeneralHandbook.pdf
Compass Website
What General Data Users Need to Know
What the Business Community Needs to Knowwww.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/ACSBusinessHandbook.pdf
http://www.census.gov/
COMPASS
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