The nigerian census: Problems and prospects

American Statistician

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 321-325

  Okolo, Abraham ^a  

^a MODIBBO ADAMA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Data; Federal government; Population

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033480841     PISSN: 00031305     EISSN: 15372731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00031305.1999.10474483     Document Type: Article

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