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October, 1988, Vol. 111, No.
10
Evaluation of mean wage estimates
in the Industry Wage Survey program
Carl Barsky
Economist, formerly of the Office of Compensation and Working Conditions, currently in the Division of Systems Design, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Variances and wage distribution data provide the basis for evaluating the reliability of mean wage estimates: sampling size, worker counts, and wage dispersion were found to affect relative standard errors.
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