In addition, they perform various statistical collection activities, such as preparing, processing, and coordinating periodic and core collection requirements; ensures the effective collection of statistical data and the use of appropriate collection systems to satisfy immediate, mid-range, and long-term statistical data collection requirements; design, test, and evaluate questionnaires, including development and testing of questions; layout, design, and format of questionnaires for paper, web, and mobile design, analyze, and evaluate methodological studies to improve the quality of response, increase response rates, reduce non-response bias, and ensure consistency across and within BJS surveys; prepare a variety of mathematical models, sample surveys, statistical measurements, sample designs, management control data, quantitative materials, memoranda, letters, opinions, transmittals, reports, position papers, and other written documentation that support research findings and recommendations in the regulatory area, for audiences including the criminal justice community, Congress, Department officials, and others.
Among other duties, this Statistician working assignments from OCR will: determine the nature and scope of statistical analyses required, including appropriate time, geographic, and population parameters; perform complex statistical analyses to determine whether representation of groups affected by a justice system, school district, or social service policy or practice significantly differs from expected representation based on census, education, or other comparative data; consult with OCR attorneys and other staff regarding statistical analyses and issues arising in investigations and other matters, assist attorneys in preparing data requests, written findings and reports; and produce written and oral reports of results of statistical analyses in formats and language understandable to individuals having varying degrees of understanding (managers, attorneys, and program analysts).
