9 research outputs found
Data DNA: The Next Generation of Statistical Metadata
Describes the components of a complete statistical metadata system and suggests ways to create and structure metadata for better access and understanding of data sets by diverse users
Lincoln H. Day, The Future of Low-Birthrate Populations, Routledge, London, 1992, 186 pp., £35.00, ISBN 0 415 08034 7.
201 - The American Community Survey: Tracking How We Change with Multi-Year Estimates
Cynthia M Taeuber, CMTauber & Associates. Alexa Kennedy-Puthoff, Population Division, US Census Bureau.An overview of the American Community Survey with particular emphasis on the multi-year period estimates the Census Bureau will produce. These multi-year estimates make data available for smaller geographic areas, as well as improve the statistical reliability of estimates for larger geographic areas. Most surveys produce point estimates for a particular date. Interpreting multi-year estimates requires an understanding of how they are prepared