title: The USA's bicentennial census:  new directions for methodology in 1990.
abstract: "Planning is under way for the U.S.A. bicentennial census in 1990. The U.S.  Census Bureau sponsored a study panel under the U.S. Committee on National Statistics to consider key aspects of methodology for the census and to recommend priority areas for research and testing.  The recommendations of the Panel on Decennial Census Methodology, which are summarized in this paper, cover four main topics:  adjustment of the census counts for coverage errors, methods of coverage evaluation, uses of sampling in obtaining the count, and uses of administrative records in improving the quality of selected content items."
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D019352:Censuses; D003625:Data Collection; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D009656:North America; D009934:Organization and Administration; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D012494:Sampling Studies; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Census; Census Methods; Data Adjustment; Data Collection; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Error Sources; Evaluation; Evaluation Report; Measurement; North America; Northern America; Organization And Administration; Population Statistics; Research Methodology; Sampling Studies; Studies; Undercount; United States