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Showing 1 to 20 of 262 for “"census data"”.
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Seeing Turkish state formation processes: Mapping language and education census data
Limited Restriction Lifted for Item 24749 on 2015-07-29T10:01:08Z.
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Alternatives to Decennial Census Data: Using Intercensal Data to Assess Neighborhood Conditions
… This framework facilitates the use of local data sources and benchmarking to provide a basis for managing neighborhood quality through annual monitoring and trend analysis. Geographic information systems (GIS) technology was found to be a major factor in operationalizing intercensal …
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Migration to and from metropolitan Manila : an analysis of the 1975 census data
… 1975 using a five per cent sample of the 1975 Census as the principal source of data. Measures are presented of the levels of migration to and from Metropolitan Manila (a) from one region to another, (b) from the urban areas to the rural areas and (c) from one Metropolitan Manila …
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Migration to and from metropolitan Manila : an analysis of the 1975 census data
… 1975 using a five per cent sample of the 1975 Census as the principal source of data. Measures are presented of the levels of migration to and from Metropolitan Manila (a) from one region to another, (b) from the urban areas to the rural areas and (c) from one Metropolitan Manila …
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Prediction of Building Count and Dimensions from U.S. Census Data Using Multiple Regression
Providers of high-speed, wireless data services need to know where in their service area to place transmitters to reach potential customers. Viewshed analysis, a technique found in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software, can be used to model propagation of the wireless signals from different …
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Residential differentiation in post-soviet Lithuania (on the basis of small area Census data) /
The aim of dissertation is to start small area data (250-500 of inhabitants) based residential differentiation research in Lithuania. Population mobility during 1990s was low and year 2001 data represents a whole period quiet well. Principal component and cluster analysis methods were used and …
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Urban growth in Southern Africa : comparing 30 years of decadal imagery to census data
The total urban area of each study site was calculated for each time slice and the results were represented as maps depicting urban expansion. Graphs were also created depicting the total urban area vs. total population for each time slice (1970s, 1990s and 2000s).
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Birds and people: studies based on citizen science and census data of Greater Gauteng, South Africa
… a decade, SABAP2 has produced a rich source of data, capturing bird distributions in South Africa. This makes SABAP2 a powerful tool for monitoring observed changes in bird communities and by extension biodiversity through time. I examined the effect that urbanization is having on the avian …
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Areal representational issues in using census data for urban research : a comparative analysis of Japanese and U.S. formats
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1996.
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Evaluating the adequacy of the method of using vital registration and census data in estimating adult mortality when applied sub-provincially
… vital registration is the best source of death data that can be used to estimate adult mortality provided they are sufficiently complete. However, they are usually insufficient for estimating mortality sub-nationally due to incomplete registration. This research adapts a method used by …
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Evaluating the plausibility of the method of using both the civil registration and census data in estimating adult mortality at district level in South Africa, circa 2011
… as South Africa is that neither of the death data sources (vital registration and census) are one hundred percent complete, that is, vital registration data is prone to incompleteness and deaths reported by household are subject to over- or under-reporting which may vary by age. Also, apart …
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Investigating biases in census questions on mortality using Agincourt heath and demographic surveillance system data
An understanding of the errors found in census questions is important in order to assess the level of confidence in the census data and to get an appreciation of the impact of using these data in estimating mortality derived from census data. While demographic methods are often used to determine …
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Analysis of fertility estimates in Zimbabwe : A comparison of the census and DHS data
Analysis of census data is important to uncover new insights as well as highlight where improvements in future data collection are required. The study provides an assessment of the fertility estimates derived from census data in comparison to those derived from the Zimbabwe Demographic and Health …
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Exploring the Reach and Representativeness of Participants Enrolled in a Behavioral Intervention Targeting Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption
… 8-county region based on 2010 US county level census data. We hypothesized that eligible and enrolled participants would be represented in terms of age, race, ethnicity, educational attainment, income, and health literacy when compared to eligible and declined participants, as well as to the …
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Race and stereotypes in new media: an examination of how Internet news frames persons of color
… for each website. Comparisons to United States Census data and examinations of stereotypic, stereotype-neutral and counter-stereotypic portrayals were conducted. Results from analyses performed reveal that stereotypes and misrepresentation persist in Internet news. Specifically, Arabs are …
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Vacant housing: a non-gentrifying neighborhood revitalization strategy for East Chattanooga
… their neighborhoods. As a mix methods study, census data and in-depth interviews were used to evaluate the problem and identify solutions. A purposive sampling method was used to recruit participants for the study. Content analysis was used for the interviews, and descriptive statistics were …
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Identification of centers of influence for urban areas
… centers" is based upon the use of available census data. The method is developed for application to any population characteristic which can be logically represented in terms of spatial density. Examples of such characteristics are; total population, population by race, and population by …
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Micro Tabulation Block Resolution: Investigating Accuracy in Micro-Area Census Tabulation Blocks
Avoiding error in reporting of Census Data is one of the paramount concerns influencing each Decennial Census Operation. Guaranteeing that American citizens are counted accurately and in the right location is the core pillar of the 2020 Decennial Census. In pursuit of this goal, many project …
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The constant atlas : mapping public data for individuals and their cities
… capture, aggregate, and process an individual's data has grown significantly as digital technology has increasingly integrated into our daily lives. In the urban informatics context and in computational social science, projects use data collected about our behavior in the urban environment to …
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Social and lifestyle predictors of perceived health in the United States: A replication and extension of Statistics Canada.
… Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) and Census data, this study replicated and extended previous research conducted using the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) by Statistics Canada. It examines the associations among both lifestyle and social determinants predictors and a criterion …
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