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Sampling and the census : a case against the proposed adjustments for undercount / Kenneth Darga.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Darga, Kenneth.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sampling (Statistics).
- Census undercounts--United States.
- Census undercounts.
- United States--Census--Methodology.
- United States.
- United States--Census, 2000--Methodology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (159 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : AEI Press, 1999.
- Summary:
- In an attempt to address an inaccuracy at the national level, sampling would seriously undermine the reliability of census data at the state and local levels.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Straining Out Gnats and Swallowing Camels- Unintended Effects of Adjusting for Undercount
- 3 Quantifying Measurement Error and Bias in the 1990 Undercount Adjustments
- 4 Concluding Observations
- APPENDIX A: Responses to Questions from the Honorable Carolyn B. Maloney on Census Undercount Adjustment
- APPENDIX B: A Debate on Adjusting the Census for Undercount
- About the Author.
- OCLC:
- 927514687
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