Estimation of erroneous enumerations in the census

Guihua Hu, Shushan Fan, Jiwei Su, Lujie Chi and Jing Zhou

Mathematical Population Studies, 2021, vol. 28, issue 4, 243-258

Abstract: Erroneous enumerations in the census include multiple enumerations and other errors. The linear estimator for estimating these errors currently used in several countries leads to underestimation when the sample used for the estimation comprises few of these errors. The “ratio estimator” of the total number of erroneous enumerations overcomes this difficulty. This is the one used by China for the 2020 census. Empirical analysis shows that the ratio estimator provides a smaller sampling error than the linear estimator.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1080/08898480.2020.1855021

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