Margin of Error
Margin of Error A Margin of Error (MOE) is a number associated with each estimated data point provided with a Census estimate. The MOE describes the possible variation of that estimate; it is a
+/- band around an estimate that says that the true value of the estimate in the population will not exceed this interval within a ninety percent confidence interval. For example, if the estimation of the number of men under five years old in the United States is 10,154,024 and the MOE is +/- 3,778, that means that within a ninety percent confidence interval, the true number of men under five years old in the United States is between 10,157,802 on the upper end, and 10,150,246 on the lower end.
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Census Bureau The U.S. Census Bureau is a federal statistical agency housed in the Department of Commerce. The Bureau collects and publishes data about citizens and the economy through surveys like the American Community Survey, Economic Census, Consumer Expenditure Survey, Survey of Income and Program Participation, and others. Every ten years, the Bureau is also responsible for enumerating the entire U.S. population.
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