Imagine that you are the Mayor of Detroit. You have already lost millions of fed
ID: 3260083 • Letter: I
Question
Imagine that you are the Mayor of Detroit. You have already lost millions of federal dollars now that your population is counted at fewer than 1 million. The census is counted by enumeration (the actual counting of people). However, statisticians believe that sampling is actually more accurate and typically reveals a higher population figure. What would you say to Census officials about the next census? How should Detroit's population be counted? If you were a Census official, how might you reply?
Explanation / Answer
As the mayor of Detroit, I would want the census officials to use a simple random sample, that is to measure the population at the city center and then multiply it by the area.
As the Census official, I will reply that ay sampling is just an estimator for the actual counting and counting gives the most accurate, perfect results.