Accounting for the Uncounted: Computing Correctives for the 2000 RCMS Data

The 2000 Religious Congregations and Membership Study (RCMS) provides the most complete enumeration of religious congregations and their members by counties. Yet, this invaluable data collection suffers from two serious limitations. First, many denominations and religious groups did not participate...

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Authors: Finke, Roger (Author) ; Scheitle, Christopher P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2005
In: Review of religious research
Year: 2005, Volume: 47, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-22
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