Constitutional and Legal Analysis of Adjustments of a Decennial Census by the Use of Sampling and Other Statistical Methods.

Analyzes constitutional and legal issues concerning statistical adjustments of a decennial census when there have been undercounts of population in certain States and localities. Analyzes meaning of "actual enumeration" in Constitution; and Section 195 of Title 13 of U.S. Code, which autho...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1987.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	United States. > Laws, etc. (Statutes of the United States) Demographic surveys. Constitutional law. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Analyzes constitutional and legal issues concerning statistical adjustments of a decennial census when there have been undercounts of population in certain States and localities. Analyzes meaning of "actual enumeration" in Constitution; and Section 195 of Title 13 of U.S. Code, which authorizes use of sampling procedures except for Congressional apportionment purposes. Concludes that it would be constitutionally permissible to use certain statistical adjustment methods to provide for appropriate adjustments in census figures, provided that such statistical methods were highly accurate and reliable.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.