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We describe a framework and techniques for running decentralized census processes that enable observers to independently verify governmental data. Census is a process impacting important issues such as the representation of a community in the Congress and the amount of funding that it gets from a central government. Correct census is essential for detecting vote stuffing. Reliable census data c...

We describe a framework and investigate techniques for running decentralized census processes that enable observers to independently verify governmental data. Census is a process impacting important issues such as the amount of funding that a community will get from a central government and its representation in the Congress. Correct census is essential for detecting vote stuffing. Census has b...

The year 2000 U. S. Census has been inundated by political and legal controversy. This talk will survey the current plans for Census 2000 from my perspective as a statistician. From this perspective the viability and desirability of these plans will be discussed. Some relevant evidence in this regard will be cited from the 1990 census and from the 1998 Dress Rehearsal census.

LINK TO PAPER The Road Ahead: Using ArcPad Maps in Census Bureau Field Activities Track: Census and Geo-Demographics Author(s): Andrea Johnson The Census Bureau is exploring the feasibility of using handheld census computers in future enumeration activities. Recently, in Sussex Co DE, the Census Bureau tested the feasibility of using maps on hand-held computer and the increases in productivity ...