Population is total number of people who live in a geographical area
A census would get data from 100% of the population (or at least close to 100%). Sampling would be to get data from some of the population (much less than 100%).
The 2010 census was 37,253,956 for California, the most populous state in the United States. An estimate in 2011 found the population had grown to 37,691,912.
A census is the gathering of data from an entire population.
A population survey, better known as a census, entails the collection of each unit in the population. In sample survey information is collected from a subset of the population. The subset, or sample, needs to be selected carefully so that it is representative of the whole population and, if that requirement is met, statistics based on the sample are good estimators for the corresponding population parameters.
A sample survey is asked of a limited group of people, while a census is conducted in an attempted to get an answer from all people in a geographical area.
population is amount of people. census is the record of a certain statistic, and the information is from the population. Example: the United States census shows that dogs are the most popular pet in California.
In a census observations are recorded for each member of the population. In a survey only some of them are.
A Census is the type of survey for a complete population. A Sample Survey is only a portion of the population which is used to make predictions on the representation of the actual population.
A census is a statistical enumeration and analysis of a certain population, be it humans, animals or plants - groups that grow and change over time. A survey can be a tally of opinions or answers. See "Family Feud" when Richard Dawson says, "Survey says...!!!!"
3,421,399 as of the 2000 census.3,790,060 as of the 2008 ACS population estimate.3,831,074 as of the 2010 census.
The 2006 Census estimate was 316,718. Pennsylvania has lost population in every Census since 1950 when it had a population of 676,806 residents.
As of the 2000 census, the population of the city of Erie was 103,717. The Census Bureau gave a 2005-2007 estimate of 100,393.
Census's are CHECKING the Population of the Country at the time. Population is how much people there are.
Thailand's population at their 2010 census was 65,479,453. The estimate for 2011 was 66,720,153
The US Census Bureau's 1999 population estimate was 272,690,813.
The US Census Bureau's population estimate for 2003 was 290,788,976.
The US Census Bureau's population estimate for 2004 was 293,655,404.