[CTPP] Census Products of Note

In today's media release the Census Bureau announced its upcoming schedule for product distribution. In it were some "new" products that may be of interest to people on this list. I will highlight a few below. Here is the link to the entire media release . http://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2016/cb16-101.html In December we will see our first release of two non-overlapping 5-year ACS data sets (2006-2010, and 2011-2015) . On Thursday, July 21, 2016 we will see several "NEW" products. 1. 2014 Supplemental Estimates: This new product will consist of 58 detailed tables tabulated on the 2014 one-year microdata for geographies with *populations of **20,000* or more. These supplemental estimates will be released on American FactFinder and the Census Bureau’s application programming interface, and will be available for the same geographic summary levels as those in the American Community Survey 1-year dataset. 2. Statistical Testing Spreadsheet : This ACS statistical comparison tool will allow users to carry out statistical testing for two or more ACS estimates using the margin of error to determine whether the estimates are significantly different (higher or lower) from each other or are not significantly different (statistically tied) from each other. In our CTPP world we also know of two other tools. One developed by the NY State Data Center (https://sdcclearinghouse.wordpress.com/2009/03/03/spreadsheet-to-calculate-…) and another one developed by CUTR at the University of South Florida (http://www.nctr.usf.edu/abstracts/abs77802.htm). 3. 2010-2014 replicate tables: This new product will provide expanded versions of 107 detailed tables that are published in American FactFinder. In addition to the published estimates and margins of error, 80 replicates for variance calculations are also provided. This product is intended for advanced users and will allow them to calculate the margins of error when aggregating across geographies or collapsing categories within tables without using approximation formulas. The replicate tables will be released on the FTP site with links available on American FactFinder. -- Ed Christopher Transportation Planning Consultant 708-269-5237