A Bayesian model for estimating census undercount, taking emigration data from foreign censuses

International Statistical Review

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 277-301

  Redfern, Philip ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Census of population; Demographic analysis; Emigration; International migration; Overcount; Population statistics; Post enumeration survey; Under enumeration; Undercount

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035413538     PISSN: 03067734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-5823.2001.tb00459.x     Document Type: Article

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