Accuracy of Data on the General Housing and Population Statistics in Algeria: Measurement and Correction

Abstract

BACKGROUND
Comparing the results of the five censuses, we find that the 2008 census is good and acceptable, and is the best of all the censuses of 1966, 1977, 1987, and 1998.
OBJECTIVE
We will review and correct these results, if necessary, so that we can conduct measurements on some indicators related to the population category in Algeria.
METHODOLOGY
We will use some electronic processing programs, such as PAS Papers, to measure the accuracy of the data for the five general statistics, as represented by the United Nations Secretariat Manual.
RESULTS
The weakness of the data in the first and second censuses is greater than 20. In the 1966 census, it exceeded 31.8, and in the 1977 census, it reached 24.4. This is due to Algeria's independence, the lack of experience among statisticians, and weak data collection, etc., which inevitably leads to poor data accuracy.