Yale University
Department of Statistics
Fall 1999
Statistics 625
Instructor: David Pollard
(david.pollard@yale.edu)
The course will run as a complement to the introductory Census Data
course (Stat 233/533). A detailed study of the sources and uses of
Census data. Knowledge of Statistics at the Stat 242 level
assumed. Students will need to work with Splus, Perl, and other
software for data extraction and mapping.
Topics for Stat 233/533
- 1990 decennial census
- time trends: comparison with 1970 and 1980 census data
- sampling
- Census geography
- undercount
- Census 2000 (source documents)
- Public Use Microdata
- mapping and geocoding (using Maptitude)
- case studies
- poverty in New Haven
- reapportionment, congressional districts, voter lists
- jury selection
For further information consult the
Stat 233/533 web site.
Revision: 1 Sept 1999