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United States Census Analyzing Census Data (view source)
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= '''Cite Your Sources''' = | = '''Cite Your Sources''' = | ||
Good record keeping contributes to good analysis. Start with a [[Family group record: roadmap for researchers|well documented family group record]] even before you look at a census. Keep organized and [[Document AS YOU GO!|document as you go]]. Good source footnotes are another cornerstone of good analysis. | [[Image:Family Group Record Frank1.png|thumb|Family group with source footnotes and added custom census events printed by the PAF program]]Good record keeping contributes to good analysis. Start with a [[Family group record: roadmap for researchers|well documented family group record]] even before you look at a census. Keep organized and [[Document AS YOU GO!|document as you go]]. Good source footnotes are another cornerstone of good analysis. | ||
'''''Make a source footnote for each census entry.''''' [[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)|Citing all your sources]] makes it easier to correlate and analyze sources against each other. It helps other researchers check your work. Add each census event to the family group record and make at least one source footnote for every census for every member of an ancestor's family. | '''''Make a source footnote for each census entry.''''' [[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)|Citing all your sources]] makes it easier to correlate and analyze sources against each other. It helps other researchers check your work. Add each census event to the family group record and make at least one source footnote for every census for every member of an ancestor's family. | ||
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'''''Footnote the other events found in all the non-census sources''''' for each family member. | '''''Footnote the other events found in all the non-census sources''''' for each family member. | ||
'''''Use the comment field of each footnote''''' for a preliminary evaluation of the source. A few words of comment about the source's reliability, or how the new data compares with data in other sources will improve the more formal analysis later. | '''''Use the comment field of each footnote''''' for a preliminary evaluation of the source. A few words of comment about the source's reliability, or how the new data compares with data in other sources will improve the more formal analysis later. | ||
= '''Correlate, Corroborate, Analyze and Interpret''' = | = '''Correlate, Corroborate, Analyze and Interpret''' = | ||