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Working with Census.gov 4: Quality, Interpreting and Examples

Chris Williamson, A.K.A. "Dr. Data" completes the final episode in this four course series on the 'architecture' and 'analysis' of the Census Bureau and its many products. In course 4 students will go through a brief introduction to margin of error and a range of error and data quality analysis. Along with some examples and case studies, this course takes us into Dr. Data's own Ventura County, California for a look at some of the more challenging sampling and non-sampling errors many planners and demographers must wrestle with.

Chris Williamson
Taught By Chris Williamson
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Course Info

  • Duration 7 video lessons (64 Mins)
  • Published Published
    2013
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    1.
    Introduction
    Chapter Duration 2 mins
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    2.
    Error Matters
    Chapter Duration 6 mins
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    3.
    Data Quality & Non-Sampling Error
    Chapter Duration 18 mins
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    4.
    Sampling Error
    Chapter Duration 17 mins
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    Example Case Study
    Chapter Duration 5 mins
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    Non-sampling Error Revisited
    Chapter Duration 9 mins
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    Final Review
    Chapter Duration 5 mins

Course Description

Chris Williamson, A.K.A. "Dr. Data" completes the final episode in this four course series on the  'architecture' and 'analysis' of the Census Bureau and its many products. In this course, students will be introduced to margin of error and a range of error and data quality analysis. Along with some examples and case studies, this course takes us into Dr. Data's own Ventura County, California for a look at some of the more challenging sampling and non-sampling errors many planners and demographers must wrestle with.

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  • Census
  • Data Analysis
  • Demographics
  • Mapping
  • Research Methods

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Chris Williamson

Chris Williamson

Chris Williamson has spent 40 years in academia, public and private sector planning, and environmental analysis.

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