U.S. Department of Commerce

Evaluation of April 1, 2000 School District Population Estimates Based on the Synthetic Ratio Method (Working Paper No. 74)

Figure 3. Mean Absolute Percent Errors (MAPE) for the April 1, 2000 Estimates of the School-Age Population in School Districts Compared with Census 2000 Enumerated Population by School District Size in the 1990 Census

School District Size Mean Absolute Percent Error
Unweighted MAPE Weighted MAPE
Under 5,000 16.2 14.0
5,000 - 9,999 11.1 11.6
10,000 - 19,999 10.2 10.9
20,000 - 39,999 9.9 10.4
40,000 or more 9.2 7.9

MAPE - Mean Absolute Percent Error

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division,
Administrative Records &
Methodology Research Branch
Author: Monique Oosse
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Created: June 3, 2004
Last Revised: October 31, 2011 at 10:03:16 PM
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