Statistical methods and standards

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• A unit-error theory for register-based household statistics

  Theory and methods in survey sampling

  Published: 21 January 2010

  The next round of census will be completely register-based in all the Nordic countries. Household is a key statistical unit in this context. In a Discussion Paper Li-Chun Zhang outline a unit-error theory which provides a framework for evaluating the statistical accuracy of these register-based household statistics, and illustrate its use through an application to the Norwegian register household data.