Handbook on population and housing census editing
By: Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division.
Contributors: United Nations. Statistical Division.
Series: Studies in methods -- no. 82.
Publisher: United Nations
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 124
Subjects: Data editing -- Methodology.; Census -- Methodology.
Description: This publication provides an overview of census and survey data editing methodology and information on the use of various approaches to census editing and reviews the advantages and disadvantages of manual and computer-assisted editing. It presents, in detail, procedures and techniques for editing census data at various stages of processing. Technical considerations, particularly those pertinent to programming, are covered in annexes. Although the focus is primarily on editing for population and housing censuses, many of the concepts and techniques also apply to survey operations.--Publisher's description.
Notes: "ST/ESA/STAT/SER.F/82"

"Sales No. E.00.XVII.9"

Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-124).