Population Estimation

Question 1

Linear Method

Answer 1

Uses change in population over a period of time and extrapolates that change into the future in
a linear fashion

Question 2

Cohort Survival Method

Answer 2

Deaths, Births, Migration, and Fertility rates are components of Cohort Survival Method

Question 3

Exponential and Modified Exponential Method

Answer 3

-Uses rate of growth or decline
-Percent change in population over a period of time to estimate the current
-Results in curved line when graphed

Question 4

Symptomatic Method

Answer 4

Uses data available to indirectly related to population size
-Example: Using average household size x single family permits in a year

Question 5

Step Down Ratio Method

Answer 5

Uses the ratio of the population in a city and a county at a known point in time to estimate the current population size