Download or read book The Crop Surveys at Statistics Canada written by Claude Julien and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Statistics Canada redesigns its agricultural surveys every five years following the Census of Agriculture. The agricultural statistics program includes, among others, separate surveys covering crops, livestock and farm finances. The redesigned crop surveys are carried out on six occasions during a year with the first occasion using this new design in December 1997. The paper briefly reviews the key features of the new design, namely the use of a stratified list frame and the use of replicates to manage the sample over the various survey occasions. The overlap between the crops samples and samples for other major agricultural surveys is controlled by using the method of collocated sampling. Some evaluation of the results from the first year of crop surveys are highlighted and discussed.
Download or read book Survey Methods and Practices written by Statistics Canada and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication shows readers how to design and conduct a census or sample survey. It explains basic survey concepts and provides information on how to create efficient and high quality surveys. It is aimed at those involved in planning, conducting or managing a survey and at students of survey design courses. This book contains the following information: formulating the survey objectives and design a questionnaire; things to consider when designing a survey (choosing between a sample or a census, defining the survey population, choosing which survey frame to use, possible sources of survey error); determining the sample size, allocate the sample across strata and select the sample; appropriate uses of survey data and methods of point and variance estimation in data analysis; data dissemination and disclosure control; using administrative data, particularly during the design and estimation phases; choosing a collection method (self-enumeration, personal interview or telephone interview, computer-assisted versus paper-based questionnaires); organizing and conducting data collection operations; processing data (all data handling activities between collection and estimation) and using quality control and quality assurance measures to minimize and control errors during various survey steps; and planning and managing a survey. This publication also includes a case study that illustrates the steps in developing a household survey, using the methods and principles presented in the book.
Download or read book Canada s Population written by Statistics Canada and published by Statistics Canada, Demography Division. This book was released on 1979 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication discusses the population growth trends of this century.
Download or read book Agricultural Survey Methods written by Roberto Benedetti and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-03-18 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Due to the widespread use of surveys in agricultural resources estimation there is a broad and recognizable interest in methods and techniques to collect and process agricultural data. This book brings together the knowledge of academics and experts to increase the dissemination of the latest developments in agricultural statistics. Conducting a census, setting up frames and registers and using administrative data for statistical purposes are covered and issues arising from sample design and estimation, use of remote sensing, management of data quality and dissemination and analysis of survey data are explored. Key features: Brings together high quality research on agricultural statistics from experts in this field. Provides a thorough and much needed overview of developments within agricultural statistics. Contains summaries for each chapter, providing a valuable reference framework for those new to the field. Based upon a selection of key methodological papers presented at the ICAS conference series, updated and expanded to address current issues. Covers traditional statistical methodologies including sampling and weighting. This book provides a much needed guide to conducting surveys of land use and to the latest developments in agricultural statistics. Statisticians interested in agricultural statistics, agricultural statisticians in national statistics offices and statisticians and researchers using survey methodology will benefit from this book.
Download or read book Research Into Improving Frame Coverage for Agriculture Surveys at Statistics Canada written by Ann Lim and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Improving Crop Estimates by Integrating Multiple Data Sources written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2018-01-26 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is the primary statistical data collection agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). NASS conducts hundreds of surveys each year and prepares reports covering virtually every aspect of U.S. agriculture. Among the small-area estimates produced by NASS are county-level estimates for crops (planted acres, harvested acres, production, and yield by commodity) and for cash rental rates for irrigated cropland, nonirrigated cropland, and permanent pastureland. Key users of these county-level estimates include USDA's Farm Services Agency (FSA) and Risk Management Agency (RMA), which use the estimates as part of their processes for distributing farm subsidies and providing farm insurance, respectively. Improving Crop Estimates by Integrating Multiple Data Sources assesses county-level crop and cash rents estimates, and offers recommendations on methods for integrating data sources to provide more precise county-level estimates of acreage and yield for major crops and of cash rents by land use. This report considers technical issues involved in using the available data sources, such as methods for integrating the data, the assumptions underpinning the use of each source, the robustness of the resulting estimates, and the properties of desirable estimates of uncertainty.
Download or read book Human Activity and the Environment written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report written by Canada. Dominion Bureau of Statistics and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Data from the Post census Agriculture Sample Survey written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report of Statistics Canada written by Statistics Canada and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Statistical Procedures for Agricultural Research written by Kwanchai A. Gomez and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1984-02-17 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here in one easy-to-understand volume are the statistical procedures and techniques the agricultural researcher needs to know in order to design, implement, analyze, and interpret the results of most experiments with crops. Designed specifically for the non-statistician, this valuable guide focuses on the practical problems of the field researcher. Throughout, it emphasizes the use of statistics as a tool of research—one that will help pinpoint research problems and select remedial measures. Whenever possible, mathematical formulations and statistical jargon are avoided. Originally published by the International Rice Research Institute, this widely respected guide has been totally updated and much expanded in this Second Edition. It now features new chapters on the analysis of multi-observation data and experiments conducted over time and space. Also included is a chapter on experiments in farmers' fields, a subject of major concern in developing countries where agricultural research is commonly conducted outside experiment stations. Statistical Procedures for Agricultural Research, Second Edition will prove equally useful to students and professional researchers in all agricultural and biological disciplines. A wealth of examples of actual experiments help readers to choose the statistical method best suited for their needs, and enable even the most complicated procedures to be easily understood and directly applied. An International Rice Research Institute Book
Download or read book Agricultural Statistics written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Agriculture written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The 1971 Post-Census of Agriculture Survey is an independent part of the Census of Agriculture. ... The specific purposes of the supplementary survey were threefold: (1) To secure direct estimates of the value of farm buildings and of capital expenditures for farm construction. (2) To obtain data on many farm expenditures not available from the Census of Agriculture or other periodic surveys. (3) To provide information on the numbers of selected items of farm machinery and equipment. ... This report ... brings together the most important survey results in substantially the form in which they were prepared for the wide variety of users."--Introduction.
Download or read book Redesign of the Canadian Agriculture Commodity Surveys written by Julie Trépanier and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An evaluation of the Agriculture Statistics Program and an analysis of its probable evolution over the next few years suggested that the NFS be replaced by three separate surveys. Starting in 1993, surveys covering respectively crops, livestock and farm financial data will be conducted and supplemented by a common area sample collected by the Area Farm Survey (AFS)"--Introduction.
Download or read book Conducting Agricultural Censuses and Surveys written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Understanding American Agriculture written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-12-07 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) is the federal government's primary source of information on the financial condition, production practices, and resource use on farms, as well as the economic well-being of America's farm households. ARMS data are important to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and to congressional, administration, and industry decision makers when they must weigh alternative policies and programs that touch the farm sector or affect farm families. ARMS is unique in several respects. As a multiple-purpose survey with an agricultural focus, ARMS is the only representative national source of observations of farm-level production practices, the economics of the farm businesses operating the field (or dairy herd, greenhouse, nursery, poultry house, etc.), and the characteristics of the American farm household (age, education, occupation, farm and off-farm work, types of employment, family living expenses, etc.). No other data source is able to match the range and depth of ARMS in these areas. American agriculture is changing, and the science of statistical measurement is changing as well. As with every major governmental data collection with such far-reaching and important uses, it is critical to periodically ensure that the survey is grounded in relevant concepts, applying the most up-to-date statistical methodology, and invested with the necessary design, estimation, and analytical techniques to ensure a quality product. ARMS is a complex undertaking. From its start as a melding of data collected from the field, the farm, and the household in a multiphase, multiframe, and multiple mode survey design, it has increased in complexity over the decade of its existence as more sophisticated demands for its outputs have been made. Today, the survey faces difficult choices and challenges, including a need for a thorough review of its methods, practices, and procedures. Understanding American Agriculture : Challenges for the Agricultural Resource Management Survey summarizes the recommendations of the committee who wrote the survey.
Download or read book Redesign of the Canadian Agriculture Commodity Surveys written by Julie Trépanier and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1983 to 1992, the Canadian Farm Survey (NFS) has produced estimates on cropland areas, livestock and farmers' expenses and income. The NFS was the second most important agricultural survey after the quinquennial Census of Agriculture. It was a multiframe survey and was conducted in all provinces of Canada except Newfoundland. The major agricultural surveys have traditionally been redesigned following each Census of Agriculture which provides information on a multitude of farms' agricultural activities. Consequently, the last Census of Agriculture that took place in 1991 gave rise to a complete redesign of the NFS based on the 1991 Census data. An evaluation of the Agriculture Statistics Program and an analysis of its probable evolution over the next few years suggested that the NFS be replaced by three separate surveys. Starting in 1993, surveys covering respectively crops, livestock and farm financial data will be conducted and supplemented by a common area sample collected by the Area Farm Survey (AFS).
