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Census Master Trainers (CMTs) was prepared and all census
who had already worked in the returns were checked through
field and were well acquainted that programme on the
with the census concepts and computer. Besides normal
inter-relationships of various editing checks, range tests were
items. Editing was done strictly also included to -identify data
in accordance with the written entry errors, if any. The errors
instructions ( editing checks) and thus found in data were
all important decisions on odd exhibited in the form . of
cases were taken in writing computer print-outs. The error
after thorough discussion and in reports were passed on to a
depth review at appropriate special section erected for the
level. purpose for correction by
examining · the original
(4) Data Entry and Verification documents. The corrections
thus made were inserted in the
The manually edited computer records and the same
questionnaires were passed on were re-edited until these were
to the Computer Centre, declared error free.
Federal Bureau of Statistics,
L·ahore in a systematic manner (6) Estimation of Census ResuUs
for data entry and verification .
As the census was based on
Data entry was carried out in sample enumeration, the
free format ( code and data) to sample observations were to be
expedite data entry operations raised to the population level.
and avoid un-necessary key Therefore, the raising factors
depressions for blank fields. A determined at various sampling
few data validity checks were stages, representing the
also applied at this stage to inverse of the probability of
ensure accuracy of the entered selection · of the respective
data. household, were fed to the
computer alongwith the other
A sample· verification:,of entered data. In case of a joint holding,
data was also carried out for 1 /2, 1 /3, 1 /4 of the holding ( or
every Key Punch Operator to as the case might be) was
maintain the standard of considered enumerated when
accuracy of the data entry one of the two, one of the
operation. three or one of the four partners
of a holding, respectively, was
(5) Computer Editing enumerated.

A logical and comprehensive The terminology used in
computer · editing programme the estimation · of aggregates

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