Using American Community Survey (ACS) data
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Using American Community Survey (ACS) data
  • Using American Community Survey (ACS) data
  • Analyst checklist
  • The American Community Survey (ACS)
  • Basic data formats
  • Limitations of ACS data
  • Finding and downloading data
  • Analyzing data
  • Additional resources
  • More information
    • Other Census Bureau population datasets
    • Calculating margins of error (MOEs)
    • Calculating coefficients of variation (CVs)
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Additional resources

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Best introductory reading

  • The ACS Handbookarrow-up-right

  • The Microdata Handbookarrow-up-right

  • Berkeley Library's Getting Started with the Census guidancearrow-up-right

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Online trainings and recordings

  • Census Bureau learning academyarrow-up-right

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Technical guides

  • Technical guide on Margins of Error and statistical significancearrow-up-right

  • Census Bureau FAQ: https://www.census.gov/data/what-is-data-census-gov/guidance-for-data-users/frequently-asked-questions.htmlarrow-up-right

  • Best ebook on tidycensusarrow-up-right

  • Explainer of the technical differences between ACS and Decennial Censusarrow-up-right

  • Census data suppression explainerarrow-up-right

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ACS Resources

  • Guide on what local government users can get from the ACSarrow-up-right

  • Webinar comparing the ACS and PEP population estimatesarrow-up-right

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  • Best introductory reading
  • Online trainings and recordings
  • Technical guides
  • ACS Resources