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Overview of Estimation Methods

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Subnational Population Estimates

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Our purpose in this chapter is to provide a general roadmap of subnational population estimation methods, which are covered in detail in subsequent chapters. We set the stage for this overview by differentiating between pre-censal, inter-censal, and post-censal estimates and classifying population estimation methods. Finally we describe the variety of methods currently used to estimate population. This focus of this chapter is on population estimates based on usual residence or de jure. We cover de facto (physically present) population estimates in Chapter 16.

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  1. University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA

    David A. Swanson

  2. Department of Economics, University of California San Diego, Gilman Drive 9500-0508, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA

    Jeff Tayman

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Swanson, D.A., Tayman, J. (2012). Overview of Estimation Methods. In: Subnational Population Estimates. The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis, vol 31. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8954-0_5

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