The politics of measurable precision: The emergence of sampling techniques in Canada's Dominion...

Takes into account the development of sampling methods by government statistical agencies in Canada. Commitment of the government to postwar employment; Statistics as major tool of government; Characteristics of the three-stage process in the emergence of representative samples; Partial inquiry inv...

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Published in:Canadian Historical Review Vol. 79; no. 4; pp. 691 - 726
Main Authors: Beaud, Jean-Pierre, Prevost, Jean-Guy
Format: Article
Published: University of Toronto Press Dec98
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Summary:Takes into account the development of sampling methods by government statistical agencies in Canada. Commitment of the government to postwar employment; Statistics as major tool of government; Characteristics of the three-stage process in the emergence of representative samples; Partial inquiry investigations by statisticians.