United States Department of Agriculture

Publications

Methodology and Quality Measures

Methodology and quality measures reports are published to increase the transparency of NASS's survey processes and provide information on the quality of its estimates.

Select from the report titles below to find the questionnaires used to collect the survey data, a detailed methodology of the surveys used to produce the report, and specific quality measures such as response rates and coefficients of variation for each survey iteration. Reports are usually published within 30 days of the original report release.

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

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• A
  • Agricultural Chemical Usage - Field Crops
  • Agricultural Chemical Usage - Fruit
  • Agricultural Chemical Usage - Vegetables
• C
  • Cash Rents
  • Catfish Production
  • Cattle
  • Cattle on Feed
  • Chicken and Eggs
  • Cost of Pollination
  • County Estimates - Row Crops
  • County Estimates - Small Grains
  • Crop Production - Annual
• F
  • Farm Labor
  • Farmers Market Manager
  • Farm Production Expenditures
  • Farms and Land in Farms
  • Farms, Land in Farms, and Livestock Operations
  • Floriculture
• G
  • Grain Stocks
• H
  • Hemp
  • Hogs and Pigs
  • Honey
  • Honey Bee Colonies
• L
  • Land Values
• M
  • Milk Production
  • Mink
• S
  • Sheep and Goats
  • Small Grains
• T
  • Technology Use
  • Trout Production
  • Turkey Raised

Advanced Topics

• Area Frame Design for Agricultural Surveys
• The Yield Forecasting Program of NASS
• Office of Management and Budget Standards and Guidelines for Statistical Surveys