Category Archives: Quality Assurance

How Good was the 2010 Census?, Part 3

Posted on May 10, 2012 by jennifer

As prior blogs have noted, there are 3 ways to evaluate the quality of a census: 1) process indicators that describe the operations, 2) comparisons with other estimates of population size, and 3) a sample survey matched to the census, … Continue reading →

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Addressing Concerns about 2010 Population Counts

Posted on May 16, 2011 by briana

With the completion of each census, as local officials examine the just-delivered population counts, many are disappointed. They are totally focused on strengthening and building their communities, and many view the size of the population as evidence of their success. … Continue reading →

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Some Early Results from the Post-Enumeration Survey

Posted on February 15, 2011 by census.gov

In an earlier post, “Quality in a Census Part 5,” I described how a large sample survey called a “post-enumeration survey” is used to evaluate a census. For 2010 such a survey will be used to estimate the number of … Continue reading →

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Comparing the Official Census Counts to Other Ways of Estimating the Population Size

Posted on February 7, 2011 by briana

As I mentioned in an earlier post, “Demographic Analysis” And The Census, one method of measuring the size of the US population relies on historical birth registration, death registration, as well as estimates of in-migration to and out-migration from the … Continue reading →