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References and Bibliography Adams, T., and Xijan, L. (2001). Evaluation of Lack of Balance and Geographic Errors Affect- ing Person Estimates. Report 2. Executive Steering Committee for A.C.E. Policy II (October 11), Decennial Statistical Studies Division. Washington, DC: U.S. Census Bureau. Alho, J.M. (1990). Logistic regression in capture-recapture models. Biometrics 46:623-635. Alho, J.M. (1994). Analysis of sample based capture-recapture experiments. Journal of Official Statistics 10(3):245-256. Alho, J.M., and Spencer, B.D. (1997). The practical specification of the expected error of population forecasts. Journal of Official Statistics 13(3):203-225. Alho, J.M., and Spencer, B.D. (2005). Statistical demography and forecasting. New York: Springer. Alho, J.M., Mulry, M.H., Wurdeman, K., and Kim, J. (1993). Estimating heterogeneity in the probabilities of enumeration for dual-systems estimation. Journal of the American ­ tatistical Association 88(423):1,130-1,136. S Anderson, M.J. (2000). Encyclopedia of the U.S. Census. M.J. Anderson, Editor-in-chief. Wash­ ington, DC: CQ Press. Auer, P.L. (2004). Study for Cases with Insufficient Information for Matching and Follow-up. U ­ npublished paper (December 15). Washington, DC: U.S. Census Bureau. Bates, N.A., and Gerber, E. (1998). Temporary mobility and reporting of usual residence. Survey Methodology 24(1):89-98. Bell, W.R. (1993). Using information from demographic analysis in post-enumeration survey estimation. Journal of the American Statistical Association 88(423):1,106-1,118. Bell, W.R. (2001). Estimation of Correlation Bias in 2000 A.C.E. Using Revised Demographic Analysis Results. Report 10. Executive Steering Committee for A.C.E. Policy II (October 16), Methodology and Standards Directorate. Washington, DC: U.S. Census Bureau. Bell, W.R. (2005). Contamination Between Census Coverage Follow-Up and Coverage ­Measurement— Considerations for Implementing Dual-Systems Estimation. Unpublished paper (July 14). Washington, DC: U.S. Census Bureau. 137

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The census coverage measurement programs have historically addressed three primary objectives: (1) to inform users about the quality of the census counts; (2) to help identify sources of error to improve census taking, and (3) to provide alternative counts based on information from the coverage measurement program.

In planning the 1990 and 2000 censuses, the main objective was to produce alternative counts based on the measurement of net coverage error. For the 2010 census coverage measurement program, the Census Bureau will deemphasize that goal, and is instead planning to focus on the second goal of improving census processes.

This book, which details the findings of the National Research Council's Panel on Coverage Evaluation and Correlation Bias, strongly supports the Census Bureau's change in goal. However, the panel finds that the current plans for data collection, data analysis, and data products are still too oriented towards measurement of net coverage error to fully exploit this new focus. Although the Census Bureau has taken several important steps to revise data collection and analysis procedures and data products, this book recommends further steps to enhance the value of coverage measurement for the improvement of future census processes.

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