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Census, formerly NONMEMory, is a project manager for population pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic analysis using the nonlinear mixed-effect modelling application NONMEM.
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A numbering of the people, and valuation of their estate, for the purpose of imposing taxes, etc.; -- usually made once in five years.
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An official registration of the number of the people, the value of their estates, and other general statistics of a country.
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The official counting of people to compile demographic data for the political subdivision in which people belong or reside.
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A compulsory survey conducted by the federal government once every five years.• Government's Rights
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In a census, the sample size is equal to the population size. There is no sampling error involved in a census, but there will be measurement error.
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Survey of a whole population. Most countries have a Population Census (with a capital C) every 5 or 10 years, but a researched population can be much smaller. Thus a census (with a small c) of all staff of an organization would be a survey where everybody was sampled.
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when information is gathered from all people in the population, the activity is called a census. Polls or surveys are a method of collecting data by asking people to give their answers to a set of questions.
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a count of the characteristics of every member of a given population (as opposed to a survey of a selected sample from that population).
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Information gathered from all people in a population.
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Collection of demographic and socio-economic information on the population (or samples of the population) in well defined areas at a particular time.
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A count and record of how many people live in a certain area. A census taker often asks for information like address, age, birth date, sex, etc., for each person.
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A study that includes data about or from every member of the target population.
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a national count of population usually completed every 5 or 10 years
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This is a study which incorporates every available element within a defined population.
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An official periodic count of a population including information such as employment rates, age, occupation.
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A survey in which each item in a population is examined.
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is a count of people or animals in a certain area. For example a census could find out how many people live in the UK or how many butterflies live in a particular woodland.
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a comprehensive survey of a population designed to reveal its basic demographic characteristics.
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An official count of a population, usually including the collection of information such as age, sex, education, income, and so on.
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This is a national count of all people and households in the UK. The count has taken place every ten years since 1801. The Census provides the most complete source of information about the UK population that we have.
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A complete enumeration of a population or the business and commercial establishments, farms, or governments in an area.
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An official count of the population of a certain area.
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A periodic, official count of the number of persons living in a country.
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a period count of the population
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conduct a census; "They censused the deer in the forest"
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a complete count or enumeration (as opposed to a sample or an estimate) of a specified population or some other characteristics in a given area (housing, industry, etc
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a complete enumeration of the entire population
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a complete enumeration (tally) of a population
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a complete enumeration, usually of a population, but also of businesses and commercial establishments, farms, governments, and so forth
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a complete, periodic count or tally of a population, usually completed by a government
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a complete population count for a given area or place taken on a specific date
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a count and description of a population
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a count and description of the population
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a count of all the people who live in one country
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a count of persons and their property, usually for taxation or redistricting purposes
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a count of something, usually people or property
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a count of the population either in a state or in the entire United States
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a count of the population of a country at a fixed date
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a detailed survey collected directly by an agency
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an enumeration of all the people of a nation or a registration region, a systematic and complete count of all who are living in specified places, usually on a specific date
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an examination of an attribute for every item of interest in the population
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an example of a survey
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an official counting of people (or sometimes things) in a state or other political area
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an official enumeration of inhabitants of a country with details such as age, sex, occupation, etc
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an official enumeration of the population in a particular area
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an official government count or list of all individuals that lived in a certain location at a certain time
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a one-by-one count of the entire population
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a periodic official count of the population
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a statistical survey taken for the government of the day so that they can plan (ahem) future needs e
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a survey of all people and households in the country
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a survey taken by a government to gather necessary information about the people it governs
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A detailed listing of the demographic make up of the country. A census has been taken every year since 1801(with the exception of 1941) From 1841 onwards they list the names, ages and occupations of the inhabitants. This information is only available to the public after a hundred years have elapsed.
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A complete canvass of a population.
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Count or data about the population and housing of the United States gathered every ten years (e.g., 1980 and 1990) around April 1.
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A canvassing or survey of a given area's population, the purpose of which is to compile data on the demographics, economics, and social information pertaining to that population at that time. In the United States, a nationwide census is taken every ten years.
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Enumeration of the population as mandated by the United States Constitution.
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A canvass of a given area, resulting in enumeration of the entire population and often the compilation of other demographic, social, and economic information pertaining to that population at a specific time. See also survey.
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A count of the population of an area
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the count of the number of people living in an area
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New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings. Statistics New Zealand was able to link data from the 1996 and 2001 Household Disability Surveys to data from the individual and dwelling questionnaires of the 1996 Census and 2001 Census. This type of linking was not possible for the Disability Survey of Residential Facilities.
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An enumeration of the total population of interest. Since no sample is selected from the population, there is no sampling error. However, nonsampling errors are still possible in a census.
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A survey of all the mem­bers of a defined universe.
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A census is an official survey of the population of a country. Census data are alpha/numeric data. The geographical references of census data are often indirect.
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A Census records information about the people which live in a parish. The details which they record include occupations, age, birth place, name and place of resident. Censuses are recorded every ten years starting in 1801. Censuses after 1901 are regarded as secret and are unavailable to the public.
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A census is carried out by the government every ten years. Every household in the country answers questions about the number of people living there, the jobs they do, their ages and other pieces of information.
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official listing or counting of persons; the Federal Census has been taken every 10 years since 1790; there also are state censuses in some states which may have been taken every 5 to 10 years
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The enumeration of an entire population, usually with details being recorded on residence, age, sex, occupation, ethnic group, marital status, birth history, and relationship to head of household.