Exploring the implications of changing census output geographies for the measurement of residential segregation: the example of Northern Ireland 1991-2001

One problem in analysing social and demographic change through time by using census data arises from differences in the size and shape of the geographical units that are used to output data between different years. Failure to correct for changing output geographies may lead to unknown and possibly l...

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Published in:	Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A, Statistics in society Vol. 174; no. 1; pp. 1 - 16
Main Authors:	Shuttleworth, I. G., Lloyd, C. D., Martin, D. J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2011 Blackwell Publishing Blackwell Royal Statistical Society Oxford University Press
Series:	Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A
Subjects:	Applications Calculus of variations and optimal control Census analysis Census data Census of Population Censuses Christianity Data Demographic change Demographics Estimation bias Exact sciences and technology General topics Geography Human geography Indexes Longitudinal studies Mathematical analysis Mathematics Measurement Methodology Modifiable areal unit problem Northern Ireland Output geographies Population censuses Population dynamics Population geography Population size Population structure Probability and statistics Protestantism Residential segregation Sampling theory, sample surveys Sciences and techniques of general use Segregation Spatial statistics Statistical analysis Statistics United Kingdom United Kingdom > UK Northern Ireland Output geographies Residential segregation Multivariate analysis Spatial statistics Learning Statistical method Census Sampling theory Correlation analysis Modifiable areal unit problem Sample survey Census analysis Biased estimation
ISSN:	0964-1998, 1467-985X
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