Constructing Public Opinion

Constructing Public Opinion

How Political Elites Do What They Like and Why We Seem to Go Along with It

  • Autor: Lewis, Justin
  • Editor: Columbia University Press
  • ISBN: 9780231117661
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780231529068
  • Lloc de publicació:  New York , United States
  • Any de publicació digital: 2004
  • Mes: Novembre
  • Pàgines: 213
  • DDC: 310
  • Idioma: Anglés

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.

  • Cover
  • Front Matter
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Uses and Users
  • 3 Measuring R&D in Business and Industry
  • 4 Measuring Innovation in Business and Industry
  • 5 Measuring R&D Spending by the Federal Government
  • 6 Measuring R&D Activity in Academic Institutions
  • 7 Analysis of the R&D Data Funding Discrepancies
  • 8 Survey Management and Adminstrative Issues
  • References
  • Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
  • Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff