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Whipple's index

Whipple's index (or index of concentration), invented by American demographer George Chandler Whipple (1866–1924), is a method to measure the tendency for individuals to inaccurately report their actual age or date of birth. Respondents to a census or other survey sometimes report their age or date of birth as a round number (typically ending in 0 and…

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Han ChineseChinese calendarTurkicUyghursKazakhs
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George Chandler WhippleCensusSurveyRoundData
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Whipple's index

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Triples35
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
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Whipple's index → Although, Although Whipple's, China, Chinese, For, Han, Han Chinese, Kazakhs, Muslim, Myers' Blended Index, On, These, Turkic Muslim, Uyghurs, Whether, While, Xinjiang Province
related to ABCC Index · 13
Whipple's index → ABCC Index, A’Hearn, Baten, Crayen, European, Further, Latin America, Middle Ages, Moreover, Results, The, This, Who
related to Calculation · 3
Whipple's index → Restated, The, The UN
related to External links · 2
Whipple's index → Age Validation, Han Chinese Centenarians

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Whipple's indexrelated to ABCC IndexWho0.60section
Whipple's indexrelated to ABCC IndexResults0.60section
Whipple's indexrelated to ABCC IndexFurther0.60section
Whipple's indexrelated to ABCC IndexEuropean0.60section
Whipple's indexrelated to ABCC IndexMiddle Ages0.60section
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