Dealing a serious blow to congressional supporters of statistical sampling, a panel of Census Bureau experts Thursday recommended against using the controversial method for producing redistricting ...

Try dropping the words "statistical sampling" while in conversation with a Republican politician and watch the sizzle. Why does such a nerdy blending of adjective and noun inflame GOP lawmakers like ...

Credit U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays of Stamford with integrity and a little courage in bucking his party’s leadership to make the next U.S. Census as accurate as possible. GOP congressional leaders ...

Trying to count every one of the 260 million-plus people who reside in the United States is a literally impossible task. No matter how much time, money and effort the Census Bureau expends, it can ...

PRESIDENT CLINTON was right to veto a $8.6 billion disaster relief bill sent to him by Congress because it is encumbered with an amendment that would stymie efforts to improve the accuracy of the U.S.

While Republicans and Democrats in Congress continue high-stakes maneuvering over the 2000 census, Arizona has sent Washington a defiant message on what kind of numbers will — and will not — be ...

Discover how attribute sampling enhances audit accuracy by evaluating internal controls and analyzing population traits, streamlining auditing procedures efficiently.

The White House and House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s office have reached a tentative agreement to let the Census Bureau test its hotly debated method for estimating the country’s population, officials ...

Census 2000 failed to count 509,012 Californians, more than half of them in the Southland, according to a set of much-debated, statistically revised figures released Friday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

EVEN WITHOUT POLITICS, THE CENSUS IS STUPENDOUSLY difficult. Just before April 1 of next year, the Census Bureau will mail about 94 million questionnaires to American households and deliver an ...