Population and Family Estimation Methods at Statistics Canada
Title | Population and Family Estimation Methods at Statistics Canada PDF eBook |
Author | Statistics Canada. Demography Division |
Publisher | |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Canada |
ISBN | 9780660189024 |
Population and Family Estimation Methods at Statistics Canada
Title | Population and Family Estimation Methods at Statistics Canada PDF eBook |
Author | Statistics Canada. Demography Division |
Publisher | |
Pages | 94 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Canada |
ISBN | 9781100231600 |
This manual provides detailed descriptions of the data sources and methods used by Statistics Canada to estimate population. They comprise Postcensal and intercensal population estimates; base population; births and deaths; immigration; emigration; non-permanent residents; interprovincial migration; subprovincial estimates of population; population estimates by age, sex and marital status; and census family estimates. A glossary of principal terms is contained at the end of the manual, followed by the standard notation used. Until now, literature on the methodological changes for estimates calculations has always been spread throughout various Statistics Canada publications and background papers. This manual provides users of demographic statistics with a comprehensive compilation of the current procedures used by Statistics Canada to prepare population and family estimates.
Population and Family Estimation Methods at Statistics Canada
Title | Population and Family Estimation Methods at Statistics Canada PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Canada |
ISBN | 9780662473992 |
This manual provides detailed descriptions of the data sources and methods used by Statistics Canada to estimate population. They comprise post-censal and intercensal population estimates; base population; births and deaths; immigration; emigration; non-permanent residents; interprovincial migration; subprovincial estimates of population; population estimates by age, sex and marital status; and census family estimates. A glossary of principal terms is contained at the end of the manual, followed by the standard notation used. Until now, literature on the methodological changes for estimates calculations has always been spread throughout various Statistics Canada publications and background papers. This manual provides users of demographic statistics with a comprehensive compilation of the current procedures used by Statistics Canada to prepare population and family estimates.
Population Estimation Methods, Canada
Title | Population Estimation Methods, Canada PDF eBook |
Author | Statistics Canada. Demography Division |
Publisher | |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Canada |
ISBN |
This publication provides under one cover, a detailed description of the methods employed by Statistics Canada to estimate the population of Canada, the provinces, territories, census divisions and census metropolitan areas. Throughout the eight chapters the following questions are addressed: How are the estimates produced? What are the data and their sources? and; How reliable are the estimates?
Survey Methods and Practices
Title | Survey Methods and Practices PDF eBook |
Author | Statistics Canada |
Publisher | |
Pages | 416 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN |
This publication shows readers how to design and conduct a census or sample survey. It explains basic survey concepts and provides information on how to create efficient and high quality surveys. It is aimed at those involved in planning, conducting or managing a survey and at students of survey design courses. This book contains the following information: formulating the survey objectives and design a questionnaire; things to consider when designing a survey (choosing between a sample or a census, defining the survey population, choosing which survey frame to use, possible sources of survey error); determining the sample size, allocate the sample across strata and select the sample; appropriate uses of survey data and methods of point and variance estimation in data analysis; data dissemination and disclosure control; using administrative data, particularly during the design and estimation phases; choosing a collection method (self-enumeration, personal interview or telephone interview, computer-assisted versus paper-based questionnaires); organizing and conducting data collection operations; processing data (all data handling activities between collection and estimation) and using quality control and quality assurance measures to minimize and control errors during various survey steps; and planning and managing a survey. This publication also includes a case study that illustrates the steps in developing a household survey, using the methods and principles presented in the book.
Statistics Canada's Population Estimation Programme
Title | Statistics Canada's Population Estimation Programme PDF eBook |
Author | John Joseph Kelly |
Publisher | |
Pages | 38 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | Canada |
ISBN |
Canada's Population
Title | Canada's Population PDF eBook |
Author | Statistics Canada |
Publisher | Statistics Canada, Demography Division |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 1979 |
Genre | Canada |
ISBN |
This publication discusses the population growth trends of this century.