Published Online: Mar 26, 2019
Page range: 279 - 283
Received: Nov 01, 2017
Accepted: Jul 01, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jos-2019-0012
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Several countries are currently investigating the possibility of replacing the costly population census with a Population Data set derived from administrative sources, in combination with a purposely designed Population Coverage Survey. We formulate the assumptions of the dual system estimator in this context, and contrast them to the situation involving a census and a Census Coverage Survey.