Monday, February 9, 2015

Feb'15: History of the Census Bureau (FDLP)

Wednesday, March 4, 2015 / 1:00 pm Eastern Time

http://www.fdlp.gov/about-the-fdlp/fdlp-events-calendar/event/29-webinar-history-of-the-census-bureau

The webinar will consist of a summary of the history of the Census function of the United States from 1790 through 2010. Topics that will be touched upon will include: the constitutional requirement for a census, changes in the questions asked, how census data are collected, introduction of data processing technology, incorporation of probability sampling into the census, geographic underpinning of the census, and types of data products.