Census 2020 : understanding the issues / Teresa A. Sullivan.
Title:
Census 2020 : understanding the issues / Teresa A. Sullivan.
ISBN:
9783030405779
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Switzerland : Springer Nature, 2020.
©2020
Physical Description:
xi, 113 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents:
The Census: A pillar of American democracy and American society -- Who, what, when, and where of the Census -- Who's missing? Undercounting and underreporting -- The citizenship issue and gerrymandering -- Privacy and data protection -- Are there alternatives to the Census? -- Postscript: Integrity and partisanship.
Summary:
"The book details the fundamentals and significance of the 2020 Census for the non-specialist reader. It covers why the Census is the only statistical activity required by the US Constitution, the challenges of working towards an accurate and complete count, and what political ramifications flow from this process. Concise, timely, and comprehensible, this book provides helpful real-life examples while also offering an overview of the entwined statistical and political issues that surround the Census." -- cover [page 4].
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OCLC Number:
on1134854522
Availability:
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