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jeffbee
on May 27, 2022
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S.F. population fell 6.3%, most in nation, to lowe...
Both the decennial census and the census ACS are estimates. All population counts are estimates.
geoalchimista
on May 27, 2022
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All statistical inferences are estimates, and carry standard errors with them. What is your point?
naniwaduni
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All measurements are estimates, but sometimes the errors look like "we have a machine that spits out 4 all the time" and other times they look like "I saw two people, but I can't rule out the possibility that I spontaneously hallucinated them."
yladiz
on May 28, 2022
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These are not standard errors.
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