title: An information system for analyzing census data on microcomputers.
abstract: The authors describe a software program called CeDAR, for Census Data Analysis and Retrieval System, which is "a microcomputer-based census information system that can be used to retrieve, display, manipulate and analyze published data from the 1980 U.S. Census and other geographic databases."  General characteristics, sequence of operation, and availability of CeDAR are discussed.
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authors.lastname: Prastacos
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authors.lastname: Karjalainen
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D019352:Censuses; D003201:Computers; D019049:Developed Countries; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D008838:Microcomputers; D009656:North America; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012106:Research; D012984:Software; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Census; Computer Programs And Programming; Computers; Data Analysis; Data Files; Data Storage And Retrieval; Developed Countries; Information; Information Processing; Microcomputers; North America; Northern America; Population Statistics; Research Methodology; United States