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Spreadsheet to Calculate ACS Margins of Error and Statistical Significance for Sums, Proportions and Ratios

Posted on March 3, 2009 Updated on March 18, 2017

This calculator, updated 2/23/2009,  from the New York Data Center allows users to produce the margins of error for the ACS when combining counts or proportions for a number of geographic areas. It also allows users to test significant differences between two estimates.

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