Triple-source estimator for estimating the net error in census coverage

ABSTRACT

The triple-source estimator avoids the correlation bias inherent in the double-source estimator, which has been a popular estimator of population size for assessing the quality of a census. The triple-source estimator relies on the census list, the quality-assessment survey list, and the administrative record list. It also provides an estimate of the net census coverage error. It is established in population strata of equal probability of being drawn and based on a sample. The triple-source estimator provides an unbiased estimate of the net error.

KEYWORDS:

• Census
• quality-assessment survey
• administrative records
• triple-source estimator

Acknowledgments

The authors thank the anonymous reviewers for their useful comments.

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Funding

This work was supported by the Chongqing Social Science Planning Major Foundation [2016WT03]; the National Natural Science Foundation of China [11471239]; the National Statistical Scientific Research Key Foundation of China [2016LZ29]; The Key Foundation of Humanities and Social Science Research of Colleges and universities of Chongqing [17SKG088]; Open Foundation of Research Platform of Chongqing Technology and Business University [KFJJ2017067].