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Taxonomy / Lexicon Project at BLS

Taxonomy / Lexicon Project at BLS. Dan Gillman Leader, Taxonomy/Lexicon Team US Bureau of Labor Statistics FedCASIC 2014. Outline. Goals Background Work plan Progress Issues Applications. Goals. Design System for BLS Terminology Technical BLS terms Plain English words

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Taxonomy / Lexicon Project at BLS

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  1. Taxonomy / Lexicon Project at BLS

    Dan Gillman Leader, Taxonomy/Lexicon Team US Bureau of Labor Statistics FedCASIC 2014
  2. Outline Goals Background Work plan Progress Issues Applications
  3. Goals Design System for BLS Terminology Technical BLS terms Plain English words Supports series dissemination taxonomy Supports document tagging lexicon Other possible applications
  4. Goals Taxonomy Terms Concepts Manage synonyms, homonyms Relationships Broader/Narrower Related to Lexicon Alphabetical listing of terms
  5. Background Many dissemination tools Specific to Particular series Office or survey Document tagging Improve searches Document / data consistency
  6. Background Previous work Pilot thesaurus (1990s) Data Query Team Series descriptions BLS team Formed summer 2013 Representation from all offices Taxonomy / Lexicon Project at BLS
  7. Work Plan Produce pilot Taxonomy and Lexicon Gather terms Time series measures Time series dimensions (classifications) Highest level concept only Grouping concepts (e.g., productivity) Place terms and definitions in database Find plain English equivalents Relate English to BLS terms
  8. Work Plan Produce pilot Taxonomy and Lexicon Add some dimensional details Establish relationships Gather and add additional terms E.g., establishment, household Missing measures Validate plain English Repeat as needed
  9. Progress Measures Classifications – highest (root) level Some detail obtained Grouping terms for measures Two main facets Measure Characteristic Classifications Statistics
  10. Progress High level groupings per facet Plain English
  11. Issues Classification/Categorization variants E.g., geography Definitional variants E.g., establishment Harmonization? Standardization?
  12. Applications Original Dissemination Document tagging Coherent search Question development Wording depends on concept Answer choices Interviewer instructions
  13. Applications Sampling Strata selection Data dictionary construction Database design Entities / attributes Table construction Tabs – labels
  14. Applications Web site design Organization Across pages Within each page Labels Help desk Find information faster
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  16. Dan Gillmaninformation scientistOffice of Survey Methods Researchwww.bls.gov/osmr202-691-7523Gillman.Daniel@BLS.Gov

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