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Applying Census Data for Small Area Estimation in Community and Social Service Planning

Date

2009-05-01

Authors

Wolf-Branigin, Michael
Suh, Hyon-Sook
Muir, Star
Ihara, Emily S.

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

DigitalCommons@WayneState

Abstract

Small area estimation provides a tool for community analysis. A procedure for accessing, selecting, joining and analyzing US Census data is provided. Skills acquired while completing the procedure include accessing census data, downloading boundary files and displaying themes. Such skills are valuable tools for students to possess as they enter the workforce.

Description

Material in this article is copyrighted and initially published by the Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods (2009). Vol. 8, Iss.1: 299-305. ISSN : 1538-9472 JMASM Inc PO Box 48023 Oak Park, MI 48237 ea@jmasm.com

Keywords

Small area estimation, Social policy analysis, Systems evaluation

Citation

Wolf-Branigin, Michael; Suh, Hyon-Sook; Muir, Star; and Ihara, Emily S. (2009) "Applying Census Data for Small Area Estimation in Community and Social Service Planning," Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods: Vol. 8: Iss. 1, Article 28.