The National Sample Survey (NSS), since its beginning in 1950 by launch of the first round of Household Consumption Expenditure Survey and other allied indicators, has for the last 75 years quietly ...

This article is authored by Geeta Singh Rathore, director general and MS Subramanya Rao, deputy director general, National Statistics Office.

The values project draws on a series of large national surveys conducted since 1987. The project was initiated by the Times Mirror Center for the People & the Press in 1987 and continued by the Pew ...

After a 72-year wait required by law, the National Archives has released individual records from the 1940 Census, opening a gold mine for people researching their family histories. But the 1940 Census ...

Ramesh Kumar, an investigator or "data warrior" as they are better known to the fraternity, braved sub-zero temperatures in a Himalayan village to gather vital data on rural livelihoods. It is on the ...

Good data not only helps formulate strategy, but also reduces the risk of policy paralysis. Over the last 75 years, data produced as part of the National Sample Survey (NSS) has punched above its ...

A new method is proposed for imputation of missing values in sample survey data. The procedure uses standard statistical methodology, permits a general specification of the nonresponse process, and ...

The test of independence of row and column variables in a (J × K) contingency table is a widely used statistical test in many areas of application. For complex survey samples, use of the standard ...