Robert M. Groves

Robert M. Groves, a University of Michigan sociology professor and survey expert, was appointed Director of the Censun Bureau in 2009.
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Obama's Pick
Robert M. Groves, a University of Michigan sociology professor and survey expert, was appointed Director of the Census Bureau in 2009. The most contentious issue regarding his appointment was whether he was going to rely on mathematical sampling in addition to old-fashioned, one—at—a—time counting to measure the country's population.

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