Census 2020 Understanding the Issues
The decennial Census is the US Government's largest statistical undertaking, and it costs billions of dollars in planning, execution, and analysis. From a statistical viewpoint, it is critical because it is the only database that maps every inhabitant into a geographic location. By constitution...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2020, 2020
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Edition: | 1st ed. 2020 |
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Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The Census: A Pillar of American Democracy and American Society
- 2. Who, What, When, Where of the Census
- 3. Who’s Missing: Undercounting and Underreporting
- 4. The Citizenship Issue and Gerrymandering
- 5. Privacy and Data Protection. 6. Are There Alternatives to the Census?