Statistical Policy and Research
Statistical Guidelines and Standards
As part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) is covered by the DOT's Information Dissemination Quality Guidelines. As a Federal statistical organization, BTS also has its own statistical standards and participates with other Federal statistical organizations to improve the quality of statistical information. Here is a list of useful documents:
Statistical Consulting on GPRA
BTS has consulted with the Operating Administrations within DOT on their
performance measures in the DOT Performance and Accountability Report. One result
of this work is the compendium of Source and Accuracy Statements for each of the
data programs used to create performance measurements.
Economic Classification
Data Collection and Tabulation Geography
Statistical Methods Research by BTS
Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology (FCSM)
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