Handbook on population and housing census editing : revision 1 /
United Nations.Statistical Division.
New York : United Nations,
2010.
The purpose of the present publication is to provide countries with a broad overview of census and survey data editing methodology and to provide information for concerned officials on the use of various approaches to census editing. It is also intended to encourage countries to retain a history of their editing experiences, promote communication among subject matter and data processing specialists, and document the activities undertaken in the current census or survey in order to avoid duplicating effort during the next census or survey. The handbook also reviews advantages and disadvantages of manual and computer-assisted editing.--Publisher's description.
The purpose of the present publication is to provide countries with a broad overview of census and survey data editing methodology and to provide information for concerned officials on the use of various approaches to census editing. It is also intended to encourage countries to retain a history of their editing experiences, promote communication among subject matter and data processing specialists, and document the activities undertaken in the current census or survey in order to avoid duplicating effort during the next census or survey. The handbook also reviews advantages and disadvantages of manual and computer-assisted editing.--Publisher's description.
Introduction -- Editing in censuses and surveys -- Editing applications -- Structure edits -- Edits for population items -- Housing edits.
"ST/ESA/STAT/SER.F/82/Rev.1."
"United Nations publication. Sales No. E.09. XVII.11."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-178).
Census.
Demographic surveys
Data editing
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