A legacy of objectivity

摘要

Federal statistical agencies are keenly aware of the need for data objectivity, which requires that data be accurate, reliable, and unbiased and that they be is presented in an accurate, clear, and unbiased manner. To be trusted, they need to be presented in a clearly nonpartisan manner. No one realized this more nor did more to advance the reputation for objectivity of the critical employment, price and wage data produced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) than its tenth commissioner, Janet L. Norwood. Dr. Norwood passed away from complications of Alzheimer's disease on March 27, 2107 in Austin, Texas at the age of 91.