The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) leads several cutting-edge research projects and initiatives that further our mission on collecting and disseminating objective information on the science and engineering enterprise.
NCSES Knowledge Base Adds New Articles for NCSES Surveys
The NCSES Knowledge Base is an easy-to-use, searchable self-service library with useful tutorials, guides, and other information about our data and tools. To help users select the best surveys for their specific data analysis needs, the Knowledge Base was recently updated to include survey-specific articles that answer questions such as the following:
- What variables are collected in this survey?
- Who are key users of this survey?
- What research questions can this survey answer?
- Which NCSES products are supported by this survey?
- How can I access this survey on the NCSES website?
Access these articles and other helpful how-to guides in the NCSES Knowledge Base. To offer feedback about the Knowledge Base or to suggest ideas for new articles, please contact ncsesdata@nsf.gov.
NCSES is Now on LinkedIn!
NCSES has a new LinkedIn account. Follow our page for key statistical data on the latest trends and advancements in science and engineering education, workforce, and R&D.
NCSES and the Bureau of Economic Analysis Release Experimental Statistics from a new Research and Development Satellite Account
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) are collaborating on a research and development (R&D) satellite account that will expand R&D measures in the context of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) and related national and state-level statistics.
These BEA statistics include R&D’s contribution to GDP (R&D value added) and associated R&D employment and compensation for the nation and all 50 states and the District of Columbia. To learn more about this project, please visit Projects and Partnerships. To view the new statistics, please visit BEA’s website.
NCSES Participates in Special Edition of Harvard Data Science Review
Data access and discovery continue to be popular topics of interest across the federal data ecosystem. As part of this dialogue, NCSES participated in a special issue of the Harvard Data Science Review (HDSR), Democratizing Data: Discovering Data Use and Value for Research and Policy, which highlighted the findings, successes, and lessons learned from the Democratizing Data pilot study and explored the potential of technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to build on these initial efforts. The pilot study seeks to understand how public data are being used in science, enabling the government to make more transparent, informed decisions about public investments.
The four agency heads who participated in the pilot study sat down for a fireside chat hosted by the former U.S. Chief Statistician, Nancy Potok, to shed light on the significance of understanding data use to inform decision making. To listen to the chat, please visit The View from Four Statistical Agencies. To read the paper co-authored by NCSES as part of the special HDSR issue, please visit Search for How Data Have Been Used: Intuitive Labels for Data Search and Discovery.
America’s Data Hub Consortium Is Seeking Stakeholder Input
America’s Data Hub Consortium (ADC) has recently launched its Idea Bank and is seeking ideas! Stakeholder input may be used to inform future project solicitations and other activities that ADC will undertake, including those to inform a potential National Secure Data Service. Ideas submitted will be shared publicly, so they must be nonproprietary and non-attributional.
To submit an idea, please visit ADC’s Idea Bank and complete the form.