ESRI Demographic Update Methodology: 2008/2013[PDF] Date: July 2008 Subject: Current events, such as rising inflation and interest rates, and regional distinctions, like the availability of jobs or affordable housing, affect the social and economic trends that are captured in the 2008 updates.
2008 Methodology Statement: ESRI Data—Tapestry Segmentation[PDF] Date: October 2008 Subject: This document describes how ESRI uses the traditional statistical methodology of cluster analysis with the latest data mining techniques to create Tapestry Segmentation.
Methodology Statement: 2008 Diversity Index[PDF] Date: July 2008 Subject: This white paper defines the U.S. Diversity Index and discusses the features of the ESRI race and ethnic origin database that is supplemented by a diversity index.
2008 Methodology Statement: ESRI Data—Retail MarketPlace[PDF] Date: October 2008 Subject: This document explains how ESRI built the Retail MarketPlace database to provide a complete assessment of the retail marketplace including a measure of the difference between supply and demand by industry sector.
2008 Methodology Statement: ESRI Data—Consumer Spending[PDF] Date: October 2008 Subject: This methodology white paper describes how ESRI integrates data from the latest Consumer Expenditure Surveys (CEX)—the Diary Survey and the Interview Survey—from the Bureau of Labor Statistics with Tapestry Segmentation data to provide a comprehensive database about all consumer expenditures.
2008 Methodology Statement: ESRI Data—Market Potential[PDF] Date: October 2008 Subject: This document explains how ESRI calculates its Market Potential data by combining ESRI's Tapestry Segmentation data with consumer survey data from Mediamark Research Inc. Doublebase 2008.
Methodology Statement: ESRI's Scorecard Analysis[PDF] Date: April 2008 Subject: ESRI's scorecard analysis highlights the demographic variables that best describe the market area around an existing business.
ESRI Demographic Update Methodology: 2007/2012[PDF] Date: June 2007 Subject: Current events, such as rising inflation and interest rates, and regional distinctions, like the availability of jobs or affordable housing, affect the social and economic trends that are captured in the 2007 updates.
ESRI's Gulf Coast Updates Methodology: 2006/2011[PDF] Date: August 2006 Subject: This white paper details how ESRI's data development team created a new methodology to reveal the demographic changes in the Gulf Coast region from Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma.
White Papers
ESRI Demographic Update Methodology: 2009/2014[PDF] Date: May 2009 Subject: Current events, such as rising unemployment, lower home prices, stagnating income, and regional distinctions, such as the availability of jobs or affordable housing, affect the social and economic trends that are captured in the 2009/2014 demographic data updates.
ESRI Trend Analysis: 2009/2014[PDF] Date: May 2009 Subject: Recent changes in the U.S. economy are accurately identified by ESRI's 2009/2014 demographic data. Read more about demographic trends such as housing, employment, home value, and income.
ESRI Trend Analysis: 2008/2013[PDF] Date: June 2008 Subject: Demographic data trends, such as aging, housing, economy, employment, and income, are described based on ESRI's demographic data updates.
A Break from the Past: ESRI's 2006 Demographic Updates[PDF] Date: September 2006 Subject: In 2006, ESRI implemented Address-Based Allocation (ABA), a new technique that measures population change by block group, and introduced a new data source to track residential construction.
Trends in the U.S. Multiracial Population from 1990–2000[PDF] Date: November 2005 Subject: This white paper presents a probabilistic approach to estimate the multiracial population in 1990. Assuming that the probability of reporting more than one race varies by race and geographic area (as shown by Census 2000 data), one can estimate the number of likely multiple race reporters from 1990 Census data.
Podcasts
2010 Census: How Changes Affect Data Users
Lynn Wombold, Chief Demographer and Data Development Team Manager Listen or download[MP3]
Published June 17, 2008
2008/2013 Demographic Update
Lynn Wombold, Chief Demographer and Manager of ESRI's Data Development Team Listen or download[MP3]
Published June 3, 2008
2007/2012 Geographic Changes and Demographic Trends
Lynn Wombold, Chief Demographer and Manager of ESRI's Data Development Team Listen or download[MP3]
Published June 15, 2007
2007/2012 Demographic Data Update Methodology
Lynn Wombold, Chief Demographer and Manager of ESRI's Data Development Team Listen or download[MP3]
Published June 14, 2007
