38:
377:
raised concerns based on Groves' previous actions that he would apply statistical adjustments to populations believed to be undercounted, thereby inflating their numbers and affecting the apportionment of congressional seats. Groves ruled out the use of statistical adjustments during the hearings
1057:
698:
1052:
601:
1037:
992:
877:
391:
813:
453:
848:
320:
1032:
922:
706:
664:
205:
50:
386:
continued to delay his confirmation due to lingering worries regarding statistical adjustments. They also sought assurance from the
1047:
1022:
1062:
1042:
316:
and is also the Gerard J. Campbell, S.J. Professor in the Math and
Statistics Department as well as the Sociology Department.
611:
328:
229:
789:
546:
305:
301:
761:
1012:
523:
510:
492:
479:
466:
449:
436:
348:
351:
were being undercounted. Groves advocated for the use of statistical adjustments to account for this discrepancy.
1002:
1027:
1007:
997:
20:
824:
638:
324:
852:
413:
363:
340:
209:
574:
356:
856:
405:
used a procedural motion to force a vote that confirmed Groves, 76-15. He took office July 15, 2009.
395:
37:
1017:
409:
399:
297:
274:
160:
671:
962:
951:
313:
309:
221:
197:
136:
987:
387:
168:
8:
958:
766:
606:
225:
193:
820:
643:
293:
290:
286:
189:
723:
932:
911:
519:
506:
488:
475:
462:
445:
432:
352:
250:
151:
98:
83:
793:
378:
and his nomination quickly proceeded to the full Senate in May. However, senators
359:
254:
201:
155:
551:
241:
747:
547:"Groves brings scholarly depth to bear in leading census, winning over critics"
379:
344:
262:
246:
164:
981:
452:, and named "one of the 50 most influential books in survey research" by the
408:
On June 13, 2014, President Obama announced his appointment of Groves to the
398:. On July 13, 2009, after several weeks of opposition by the two senators,
699:"U.S. Census Bureau director Robert Groves to be next Provost | Vox Populi"
383:
374:
370:
71:
891:
373:
to head the Census Bureau. During his confirmation hearings, Republican
233:
402:
266:
762:"With 2010 Census Looming, Obama Chooses Survey Expert to Run Bureau"
258:
185:
579:
140:
362:
blocked this suggestion. The Census Bureau is a component of the
895:
693:
691:
285:
For much of his career, starting in 1975, Groves worked as a
394:
would not be involved in grassroots outreach related to the
343:
in the early 1990s, he argued that potentially millions of
688:
639:"Former Census Official Reportedly in Line to Head Agency"
1058:
Members of the United States
National Academy of Sciences
270:
602:"Transportation and Education Depts. Get Key Nominees"
369:
On April 2, 2009, Groves was nominated by
President
192:who has served as the Executive Vice President and
790:"Senate confirms Obama's pick to lead 2010 census"
498:Groves is the editor of several books, including:
461:(2010) Second edition of the (2004) first edition
424:Groves is the author of several books, including:
781:
979:
454:American Association for Public Opinion Research
1053:Fellows of the American Statistical Association
759:
599:
572:
544:
321:Fellow of the American Statistical Association
339:When Groves was an associate director at the
1038:University of Maryland, College Park faculty
993:Directors of the United States Census Bureau
636:
308:. In August 2012, he became the Provost of
215:
204:, since August 2012. He also served as the
51:Director of the United States Census Bureau
485:Nonresponse in Household Interview Surveys
36:
19:For other people named Robert Groves, see
787:
184:(born September 27, 1948) is an American
632:
630:
628:
593:
566:
540:
538:
63:July 15, 2009 – August 11, 2012
390:that the controversial community group
980:
625:
535:
419:
329:American Academy of Arts and Sciences
718:
716:
334:
306:University of Maryland, College Park
665:"Curriculum Vitae Robert M. Groves"
575:"Census boss plans special efforts"
302:Joint Program in Survey Methodology
13:
1033:United States Census Bureau people
573:Michelle Krupa (August 19, 2009).
300:. He was also a researcher in the
280:
14:
1074:
885:
713:
657:
670:. September 2008. Archived from
319:In 1982 Groves was elected as a
871:
855:. July 20, 2009. Archived from
841:
823:. July 16, 2009. Archived from
806:
444:(2004) first published in 1989
327:in 2011 and is a fellow of the
1048:University of Michigan faculty
1023:Obama administration personnel
753:
748:View/Search Fellows of the ASA
741:
442:Survey Errors and Survey Costs
21:Robert Groves (disambiguation)
1:
1063:Georgetown University faculty
1043:University of Michigan alumni
923:Director of the Census Bureau
600:Rucker, Philip (2009-04-02).
545:Morello, Carol (2010-03-31).
529:
503:Measurement Errors in Surveys
228:, and graduated in 1966 from
814:"Robert M. Groves, Director"
516:Telephone Survey Methodology
325:National Academy of Sciences
7:
853:United States Census Bureau
849:"History: Robert M. Groves"
637:Stout, David (2009-04-02).
414:National Science Foundation
364:U.S. Department of Commerce
341:United States Census Bureau
273:(sociology, 1975) from the
210:United States Census Bureau
10:
1079:
760:O'Keefe, Ed (2009-04-03).
239:In 1970, Groves graduated
18:
969:
956:
948:
943:
929:
920:
908:
903:
175:
147:
116:
111:
107:
92:
77:
67:
56:
48:
44:
35:
28:
1013:Dartmouth College alumni
788:Yen, Hope (2009-07-13).
703:blog.georgetownvoice.com
323:. He was elected to the
216:Early life and education
724:"Provost Robert Groves"
230:De La Salle High School
1003:American statisticians
750:, accessed 2016-10-15.
410:National Science Board
400:Senate majority leader
298:University of Michigan
275:University of Michigan
261:. He later earned two
161:University of Michigan
1028:Survey methodologists
1008:American male writers
998:American sociologists
963:Georgetown University
728:Georgetown University
310:Georgetown University
222:Kansas City, Missouri
198:Georgetown University
388:Obama administration
347:who typically voted
182:Robert Martin Groves
121:Robert Martin Groves
16:American sociologist
767:The Washington Post
614:on February 5, 2013
607:The Washington Post
269:, both 1973) and a
226:Metairie, Louisiana
220:Groves was born in
212:from 2009 to 2012.
952:James J. O'Donnell
904:Political offices
878:www.whitehouse.gov
821:U.S. Census Bureau
644:The New York Times
472:Survey Nonresponse
459:Survey Methodology
420:Publishing history
357:Commerce Secretary
314:James J. O'Donnell
287:research professor
190:survey methodology
131:September 27, 1948
976:
975:
944:Academic offices
938:
933:Thomas Mesenbourg
930:Succeeded by
917:
912:Thomas Mesenbourg
429:Surveying Victims
353:George H. W. Bush
335:Government career
251:Dartmouth College
179:
178:
152:Dartmouth College
103:
99:Thomas Mesenbourg
88:
84:Thomas Mesenbourg
1070:
949:Preceded by
936:
915:
909:Preceded by
901:
900:
880:
875:
869:
868:
866:
864:
859:on July 31, 2009
845:
839:
838:
836:
835:
829:
818:
810:
804:
803:
801:
800:
794:Associated Press
785:
779:
778:
776:
775:
757:
751:
745:
739:
738:
736:
734:
720:
711:
710:
705:. Archived from
695:
686:
685:
683:
682:
676:
669:
661:
655:
654:
652:
651:
634:
623:
622:
620:
619:
610:. Archived from
597:
591:
590:
588:
587:
570:
564:
563:
561:
560:
542:
360:Robert Mosbacher
304:, housed at the
202:Washington, D.C.
134:
130:
128:
112:Personal details
101:
95:
86:
80:
61:
40:
26:
25:
1078:
1077:
1073:
1072:
1071:
1069:
1068:
1067:
978:
977:
966:
954:
939:
935:
926:
918:
914:
888:
883:
876:
872:
862:
860:
847:
846:
842:
833:
831:
827:
816:
812:
811:
807:
798:
796:
786:
782:
773:
771:
758:
754:
746:
742:
732:
730:
722:
721:
714:
697:
696:
689:
680:
678:
674:
667:
663:
662:
658:
649:
647:
635:
626:
617:
615:
598:
594:
585:
583:
571:
567:
558:
556:
552:Washington Post
543:
536:
532:
422:
337:
283:
281:Academic career
265:(sociology and
242:summa cum laude
218:
159:
135:
132:
126:
124:
123:
122:
93:
78:
62:
57:
31:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1076:
1066:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
1000:
995:
990:
974:
973:
968:
955:
950:
946:
945:
941:
940:
931:
928:
919:
910:
906:
905:
899:
898:
887:
886:External links
884:
882:
881:
870:
840:
805:
780:
752:
740:
712:
709:on 2014-11-04.
687:
656:
624:
592:
565:
533:
531:
528:
527:
526:
513:
496:
495:
482:
469:
456:
439:
421:
418:
380:Richard Shelby
336:
333:
282:
279:
247:Phi Beta Kappa
217:
214:
188:and expert in
177:
176:
173:
172:
149:
145:
144:
120:
118:
114:
113:
109:
108:
105:
104:
96:
90:
89:
81:
75:
74:
69:
65:
64:
54:
53:
46:
45:
42:
41:
33:
32:
29:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1075:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1018:Living people
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
999:
996:
994:
991:
989:
986:
985:
983:
972:
967:2012–present
965:
964:
960:
953:
947:
942:
934:
925:
924:
913:
907:
902:
897:
893:
890:
889:
879:
874:
858:
854:
850:
844:
830:on 2009-08-30
826:
822:
815:
809:
795:
791:
784:
770:. p. A17
769:
768:
763:
756:
749:
744:
729:
725:
719:
717:
708:
704:
700:
694:
692:
677:on 2006-09-01
673:
666:
660:
646:
645:
640:
633:
631:
629:
613:
609:
608:
603:
596:
582:
581:
576:
569:
555:. p. A15
554:
553:
548:
541:
539:
534:
525:
524:0-471-20956-2
521:
517:
514:
512:
511:0-471-69280-8
508:
504:
501:
500:
499:
494:
493:0-471-18245-1
490:
486:
483:
481:
480:0-471-39627-3
477:
473:
470:
468:
467:0-471-48348-6
464:
460:
457:
455:
451:
450:0-471-67851-1
447:
443:
440:
438:
437:0-309-11598-1
434:
430:
427:
426:
425:
417:
415:
411:
406:
404:
401:
397:
393:
389:
385:
381:
376:
372:
367:
365:
361:
358:
354:
350:
346:
342:
332:
330:
326:
322:
317:
315:
312:, succeeding
311:
307:
303:
299:
295:
292:
288:
278:
276:
272:
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
243:
237:
235:
231:
227:
224:, grew up in
223:
213:
211:
207:
203:
199:
195:
191:
187:
183:
174:
170:
166:
162:
157:
153:
150:
146:
142:
138:
133:(age 75)
119:
115:
110:
106:
100:
97:
91:
85:
82:
76:
73:
70:
66:
60:
55:
52:
47:
43:
39:
34:
30:Robert Groves
27:
22:
970:
957:
921:
873:
861:. Retrieved
857:the original
843:
832:. Retrieved
825:the original
808:
797:. Retrieved
783:
772:. Retrieved
765:
755:
743:
731:. Retrieved
727:
707:the original
702:
679:. Retrieved
672:the original
659:
648:. Retrieved
642:
616:. Retrieved
612:the original
605:
595:
584:. Retrieved
578:
568:
557:. Retrieved
550:
515:
502:
497:
484:
471:
458:
441:
428:
423:
407:
384:David Vitter
371:Barack Obama
368:
338:
318:
284:
263:M.A. degrees
240:
238:
219:
181:
180:
94:Succeeded by
72:Barack Obama
58:
988:1948 births
892:Appearances
396:2010 Census
294:methodology
234:New Orleans
186:sociologist
137:Kansas City
79:Preceded by
982:Categories
927:2009–2012
834:2010-01-01
799:2009-07-13
774:2009-04-03
733:August 22,
681:2010-01-01
650:2009-04-02
618:2009-04-03
586:2010-01-01
559:2010-10-02
530:References
403:Harry Reid
349:Democratic
345:minorities
267:statistics
257:degree in
127:1948-09-27
971:Incumbent
259:sociology
148:Education
68:President
59:In office
580:Nola.com
375:senators
253:with an
206:Director
141:Missouri
102:(Acting)
87:(Acting)
959:Provost
863:22 July
518:(2001)
505:(2004)
487:(1998)
474:(2001)
431:(2008)
412:of the
296:at the
208:of the
194:Provost
937:Acting
916:Acting
896:C-SPAN
522:
509:
491:
478:
465:
448:
435:
291:survey
143:, U.S.
828:(PDF)
817:(PDF)
675:(PDF)
668:(PDF)
392:ACORN
249:from
49:23rd
865:2009
735:2023
520:ISBN
507:ISBN
489:ISBN
476:ISBN
463:ISBN
446:ISBN
433:ISBN
382:and
255:A.B.
245:and
117:Born
961:of
894:on
355:'s
289:in
271:PhD
232:in
200:in
196:of
169:PhD
984::
851:.
819:.
792:.
764:.
726:.
715:^
701:.
690:^
641:.
627:^
604:.
577:.
549:.
537:^
416:.
366:.
331:.
277:.
236:.
167:,
165:MA
156:BA
139:,
129:)
867:.
837:.
802:.
777:.
737:.
684:.
653:.
621:.
589:.
562:.
171:)
163:(
158:)
154:(
125:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.