Wage Statistics in the Twelfth Census

Forming Clusters from Census Areas with Similar Tabular Statistics

This paper presents a methodology for the clustering of a large number of tables of similar form. Data of this kind is often available from National Statistical Offices as tabulations of a set of variables for each of a large number of geographic units. Model-based clustering is employed, the underlying model being a finite mixture of multinomial distributions. We discuss the choice of the numb...

Cycle Census Statistics for Exponential Random Graph Models

Exponential family models for random graphs (ERGs, also known as p∗ models) are an increasingly popular tool for the analysis of social networks. ERGs allow for the parameterization of complex dependence among edges within a likelihood-based framework, and are often used to model local influences on global structure. This paper introduces a family of cycle statistics, which allow for the modeli...

Models for recording age in 1692-1851 Canada: the political-cognitive functions of census statistics.

As a number of recent studies have emphasized, it is relevant to examine official statistics not just merely to assess the accuracy of historical data, but also in their own right, as political-cognitive devices which, by providing a standard to measure things, allow for an agreement regarding their objective existence and, therefore, the possibility to act upon them. In this paper, we focus on...

“Mind the Gap” in Reporting the Outdated Statistics

The Department of Census and Statistics Announces the Official Poverty Line for Sri

A workshop was convened in March 2004 to understand the methodological issues surrounding poverty estimation, where an international expert presented best practices from other countries. Based on recommendations that emerged from the workshop, a detailed analysis was undertaken by the poverty study group of the DCS with two international consultants. This involved detailed analysis of Household...