The Politics of Measurable Precision: The Emergence of Sampling Techniques in Canada’s Dominion Bureau of Statistics

Baud and Prevost offer a history of 20th-century Canadian government statistics, focusing on the era between WWI and WWII.

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Published in:The Canadian historical review 1998-12, Vol.79 (4), p.691-725
Main Authors: Beaud, Jean-Pierre, Prévost, Jean-Guy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Canada
Censuses
Data collection
Government
Government agencies
Government information
Historical analysis
History
Politics
Population
Sampling
Statistics
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Summary:Baud and Prevost offer a history of 20th-century Canadian government statistics, focusing on the era between WWI and WWII.
ISSN:0008-3755
1710-1093
DOI:10.3138/CHR.79.4.691