The Statistical Research Divisions Support of Quality Assurance in Decennial Census Geographic Operations

By Richards, Brian

Book Id: WPLBN0000602371
Format Type: PDF eBook:
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	The Statistical Research Divisions Support of Quality Assurance in Decennial Census Geographic Operations
Author:	Richards, Brian
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Census., Census report
Collections:	Government Library Collection, U.S. Census Bureau Collection
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Publisher:	United States Census Bureau Department


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Description
Statistical Reference Document

Excerpt
Excerpt: I. OVERVIEW Geography - related operations were an integral part of the preparations for the 1990 Decennial Census. The Statistical Research Division (SRD) was responsible for the design of the quality assurance program for many of the geographic operations. Much of our responsibilities involved devising quality control (QC) sampling plans to be used in assuring a desired level of accuracy for operations of interest. SRD also observed these geographic operations at field sites for the purpose of determining whether the QC program was being carried out in accordance with agreed-upon specifications. The two major geographic operations in which SRD was involved were: (1) The 1990 Tape Address Register (TAR) Clerical Geocoding Operations. The operations involved the assignment of correct geographic codes to addresses. Geocoding allowed addresses to be matched to their physical location. (2) Geographic Update System (GUS) Operations. GUS was a series of operations which involved geographic updates to the TIGER fil ...

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 0) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) ?Observation of Geographic Update System (GUS) Digitizing Operations in Charlotte and Atlanta Regional Census Centers? ?Observations of Geographic Update System (GUS) Digitizing Operations in Detroit and Chicago Regional Census Centers? ?Observations of Geographic Update System (GUS) Digitizing Operations in Atlanta and Charlotte Regional Census Centers? ?Observation of Geographic Update System (GUS) Operations in New York and Philadelphia Regional Census Centers? ?Observation of Geographic Update System (GUS) Operations in Seattle and Dallas Regional Census Centers? ?Observation of Geographic Update System (GUS) Operations in the Denver Regional Census Center? ?Clarifications to Quality Control Program Associated with Geographic Update System Operations? ?Observations of Geographic Update System (GUS) Operations in Boston and New York Regional Census Centers? ?Final Observations - Training Sessions on ?Overview of Quality Assurance Programs? for Geographic Update System Operations?