To sample ou not to sample? The 2000 census controversy

Authors
Anderson, M Fienberg, SE
Citation
M. Anderson et Se. Fienberg, To sample ou not to sample? The 2000 census controversy, J INTERD H, 30(1), 1999, pp. 1
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
History
Journal title
JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY HISTORY
ISSN journal
00221953 → ACNP
Volume
30
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1953(199922)30:1<1:TSONTS>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Controversy and Litigation surround the plan to use dual-systems estimation and sampling for the U.S. 2000 census. This article analyzes this conflict in terms of the history and technical development of the census, and attem pts to create a basis for its resolution.