1. Educated Guesses.
- Author
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Simpson, Glenn R.
- Subjects
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CENSUS policy , *POPULATION forecasting , *MULTIPLE imputation (Statistics) , *SOCIAL statistics , *ELECTION districts , *GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
Reports on techniques employed in the 2000 United States census. How people were added to the count based on addresses believed to be occupied; Percentage of the census count comprised of imputed persons; Races of individuals guessed at rather than verified in cases; The potential to create voting districts sympathetic to a specific political party by estimating populations; Reasons for imputation, including avoiding disenfranchising minorities and immigrants.
- Published
- 2001