Westat: Perbedaan antara revisi

'''Westat''' adalah sebuah penyedia jasa profesional yang berkantor pusat di [[Rockville, Maryland]], [[Amerika Serikat]].<ref name="AMA" /> Perusahaan ini menyediakan jasa riset untuk lembaga pemerintah, perusahaan lain, dan yayasan. Perusahaan ini mengadakan riset di bidang kesehatan perilaku & kebijakan kesehatan, uji klinis, pendidikan, kesehatan masyarakat & epidemiologi, [[kebijakan sosial]] & ekonomi, serta transportasi.

Westat mengakuisisi spesialis dukungan teknis dan riset pendidikan, Edvance Research pada bulan Januari 2016 serta mengakuisisi perusahaan [[analisis data]] perawatan kesehatan, JEN Associates pada bulan Februari 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Westat Acquires Edvance Research |url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/2016/01/prweb13157906.htm |website=[[Cision]] |accessdate=January 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Westat Acquires JEN Associates, Inc. |url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/2018/02/prweb15230756.htm |website=[[Cision]] |accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref>

Westat mengadakan riset mengenai pengetahuan, perilaku, dan sikap dari responden,<ref>William H. McMichael, July 8, 2010. [http://www.armytimes.com/news/2010/07/military_dontask_survey_070710w/ Pentagon sends out survey on gay troops]. Army Times. Retrieved 2010-08-03</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The CAHPS Program |url=https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/about-cahps/cahps-program/index.html |website=Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality}}</ref> evaluasi program,<ref>Ryan Grim, September 7, 2006.[http://www.slate.com/id/2148999 A White House Drug Deal Gone Bad] Slate. Retrieved 2010-08-04.</ref><ref>Ryan Grim, September 7, 2006.[http://www.drugabuse.gov/about/organization/despr/westat/index.html Evaluation of the Office on National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign - Reports] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100907190804/http://www.drugabuse.gov/about/organization/despr/westat/index.html |date=2010-09-07 }} NIDA Website. Retrieved 2010-08-03.</ref><ref>[http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hs/impact_study/reports/impact_study/hs_impact_study_final.pdf Head Start Impact Study. Final Report.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100801082513/http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hs/impact_study/reports/impact_study/hs_impact_study_final.pdf |date=2010-08-01 }} Retrieved 2010-08-11.</ref> kesehatan fisik, mental, dan perilaku,<ref>[http://blogs.nyu.edu/socialwork/jobblog/2010/07/survey_field_staff_nhanes.html Survey Field Staff - NHANES]{{Pranala mati|date=Maret 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Retrieved 2010-08-11.</ref><ref>[http://www.cardiovascularbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_articles&view=article&id=26712&division=cvb Study: Diabetes self-management portal yields promising results] Retrieved 2011-03-16.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=MEPS - Your Role in Shaping the Nation's Health |url=https://meps.ahrq.gov/communication/mpc_video/en/mpc_presentation.shtml |website=U.S. Department of Health & Human Services}}</ref> pencapaian dan literasi akademik,<ref>Mary Ann Zehr, December 10, 2009. [http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2009/12/what_kinds_of_schools_are_most.html What Kinds of Schools Are Most Likely to Teach Foreign Languages?] Education Week. Retrieved 2010-08-03.</ref><ref>Jay Mathews, July 19, 2010. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/18/AR2010071802725.html?sub=AR Better data needed to accurately rate school systems]. Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-08-04.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Support to NAEP |url=https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/support.aspx |website=National Assessment of Educational Progress}}</ref> studi longitudinal anak,<ref>{{cite web |last1=McDaniel |first1=Darwin |title=Westat Gets $94M Contract to Help Education Dept Conduct Early Childhood Longitudinal Studies |url=https://blog.executivebiz.com/2019/01/westat-gets-94m-contract-to-help-education-dept-conduct-early-childhood-longitudinal-studies/ |website=Executive Biz |accessdate=January 7, 2019}}</ref> kekerasan dan pengabaian anak,<ref>{{cite web |title=National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect (NIS-4), 2004-2009 |url=https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/research/project/national-incidence-study-of-child-abuse-and-neglect-nis-4-2004-2009 |website=Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation}}</ref> perawatan kesehatan dan hasilnya,<ref>[http://www.centerwatch.com/news-resources/industry-providers/provider-details.aspx?ProviderID=325 Center Watch Clinical Trials Provider Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113050149/http://centerwatch.com/news-resources/industry-providers/provider-details.aspx?ProviderID=325 |date=2010-01-13 }} Retrieved 2010-08-03.</ref><ref>September 1, 2009. [http://www.sciencecodex.com/innovative_therapies_for_treatment_of_posttraumatic_stress_disorder Innovative therapies for treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder]. Science Codex. Retrieved 2010-08-04.</ref><ref>November 4, 2010. [http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/NLSTresultsRelease Lung cancer trial results show mortality benefit with low-dose CT] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101107045220/http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/NLSTresultsRelease |date=2010-11-07 }}. National Cancer Institute. Retrieved 2010-11-05.</ref> penilaian eksposur,<ref>[http://www.nichd.nih.gov/news/releases/ncs_vanguard_announce.cfm NICHD Announces Contracts to First Research Centers for Planned National Children's Study] NICHD Website. Retrieved 2010-08-03.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) |url=https://govtribe.com/award/federal-contract-award/delivery-order-hhss283201700031i-75s20318f42002 |website=Govtribe.com}}</ref>, serta manajemen informasi dan komunikasi.<ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=4220925 Westat, Inc. Wins $1.09 Million Federal Contract]. Bloomberg Business Week. Retrieved 2010-08-03.</ref><ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephanie-woodard/wham-pow-the-cdc-goes-to-_b_757360.html Wham! Pow! The CDC Goes to Comic-Con]. The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2010-10-10.</ref> Perusahaan ini pun memiliki dua paket [[perangkat lunak]], yakni WesVar dan Blaise. WesVar adalah sebuah perangkat lunak estimasi varian, sementara Blaise adalah sebuah sistem pemrosesan survei.<ref name="Blaise">Westat USA is the distributor of the Blaise system for North, Central and South America. [http://www.blaise.com/ContactInfo Blaise Contact Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817225925/http://www.blaise.com/ContactInfo |date=2010-08-17 }}. Retrieved 2010-08-03</ref>

Westat merupakan penerima Policy Impact Award dari American Association for Public Opinion Research pada tahun 2011 dan 2014, masing-masing atas surveinya yang terkait dengan “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” dan National Prison Rape Statistics Program.<ref>{{cite web |title=Policy Impact Award Winners |url=https://www.aapor.org/Awards/Policy-Impact-Award-Nomination-Information/Past-Policy-Impact-Award-Winners.aspx |website=American Association for Public Opinion Research |access-date=2021-12-11 |archive-date=2021-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211235245/https://www.aapor.org/Awards/Policy-Impact-Award-Nomination-Information/Past-Policy-Impact-Award-Winners.aspx |dead-url=yes }}</ref>