175 years of mismeasuring Ireland?: some traps set by historical data

Alan de Bromhead; Alan Fernihough; Cormac Ó Gráda

175 years of mismeasuring Ireland?: some traps set by historical data

Alan de Bromhead, Alan Fernihough, Cormac Ó Gráda

Queen's Business School (QBS)

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Abstract

This paper outlines potential pitfalls in interpreting some Irish official statistics through history. We describe and discuss somewhat misleading aspects of statistics relating to agriculture, migration, age and vital statistics over the last 175 years. In signposting these issues, we aim to help future researchers to better avoid these potential hazards.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	128-155
Number of pages	28
Journal	Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland
Volume	51
Publication status	Published - 2023

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Keywords

Ireland
Official statistics

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Sociology and Political Science
Economics and Econometrics
Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty

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