Statistics on Federal Funding of Research Statistics on Federal Funding of Research Using information obtained from the National Science Foundation Web pages titled Science Statistics , several charts have been constructed to illustrate federal basic research funding trends over various periods of time.
Charts indicate trends for scientific disciplines and for individual agencies.
In this case, n equals 10 and r is determined using the above equation. Chart 6 Percentage of Total NSF Obligations for Basic Research for Selected Fields. Chart 7 Percentage of Total DOE Obligations for Basic Research for Selected Fields. Chart 8 Percentage of Total DOD Obligations for Basic Research for Selected Fields. Chart 9 Annual Growth Rates for Federal Obligations for Basic Research for Selected Science and Engineering Fields, 1985-1997.