Re:American Scientist Article on Sampling & Census2000 - ctpp-news

16 May 1998

Chuck--
I saw Pat Hu last week and she knows Tommy Wright.  She had copies of the
article and gave me one.  I can certainly make it available if someone
wants it.  I can slip you one in Portland and bring some for Seattle.  I
think the article is a must read for anyone who is interested in
understanding the mechanical concepts behind "ratio estimation" with a
"dual-system estimation" process.  It is the kind of article that will be
kept inside my textbooks dealing with survey design. And well worth a
read---just don't ask me to re-explain the techniques. <g>

Thanks for putting us on the scent of the article.
ed christopher

Chuck Purvis (MTC) wrote:

...
  Dear CTPP-Newsers:

 I came across this reference to an article on "Sampling and Census
 2000: The Concepts" published by the "American Scientist" magazine.
 Unfortunately, a full text of this article is not provided. The
 article is by Dr. Tommy Wright of the Census Bureau. An abstract, and
 a discussion forum, is at:

 http://www.amsci.org/amsci/articles/98articles/wright.html

 If anybody can find a copy of this journal, a few of us might be
 interested in reading it. (Or maybe we could get a copy from Dr.
 Wright?)

 Chuck Purvis
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