The accuracy of areal interpolation techniques: Standardising 19th and 20th century census data to allow long-term comparisons

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 293-314

  Gregory, I N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Areal interpolation; Census; Error; Geographic Information Systems (GIS); Historical statistics; Long term change

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; POPULATION STATISTICS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CENSUS DATA;

INTERPOLATION;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AREAL INTERPOLATION; CENSUS; GIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036643663     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0198-9715(01)00013-8     Document Type: Article

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