The random variation in rates based on total enumeration of events
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7980094 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Richard Udry (Communities In Schools of Orange County), Charles Teddlie (Communities In Schools of Orange County), C M Suchindran (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 353-364 |
| Publication date | 1979-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Population Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-4728 • E-ISSN: 1477-4747 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00324728.1979.10410450 |
| OpenAlex | W2019753970 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 4 |
The instability of rates based on total enumeration of events, although not sampling error, may be regarded as having been generated by random processes operating in the population. It is, therefore, necessary to use probability methods to estimate a ‘true’ rate in order to determine whether two rates based on total enumeration of events are different from one another. The binomial model has customarily been used to generate predicted variances, on the basis of which such determinations are made. Using birth rates for five years from population units of various sizes from Taiwan, North Carolina, and Costa Rica, we obtained empirical estimates of variances in rates which are much larger than those predicted by the binomial model, even when corrections are made for time trends and unit effects. Some of the possible sources of the discrepancy in estimates are discussed. If the binomial model is used to test null hypotheses about the differences in such rates, non-conservative assertions will result
Binomial (polynomial) · Binomial distribution · Combinatorics · Econometrics · Enumeration · Negative binomial distribution · Null hypothesis · Poisson distribution · Population · Sampling (signal processing) · Statistics · Bayesian Methods and Mixture Models · Census and Population Estimation · Computer Science · Demography · Mathematics · Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 1981 - 2018 (38) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |