Dane gospodarcze · 6/20/2000
Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation; Statement on the Feasibility of Using Statistical Methods To Improve the Accuracy of Census 2000
The Director of the Census has issued Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation; Statement on the Feasibility of Using Statistical Methods to Improve the Accuracy of Census 2000, his statement on the feasibility of using modern statistical methods to correct Census 2000 counts. The document sets forth the rationale for the Census Bureau's preliminary determination that (1) statistically corrected census data can be produced within the time frame required by law and (2) that statistically corrected data will be more accurate. The Secretary has adopted the Director's analysis and conclusions in a written decision forwarded to the Director. For public information, set forth below is Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation; Statement on the Feasibility of Using Statistical Methods to Improve the Accuracy of Census 2000, as well as three related memoranda (the Director's memorandum transmitting the document to the Secretary, the Secretary's memorandum to the Director, and a supporting legal opinion of the Commerce Department's General Counsel).