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The differences between the original IY 1993 estimates and the modified estimates released in January, 1998 were as follows:
While the practical effect of these changes on estimated numbers of people in poverty for income year 1993 was relatively small, the impact was substantial for particular places. Because the estimates are model-based, even a small change in a single input has some statistical impact on the estimates for every place. Our research suggested these changes would reduce statistical bias and improve the precision of the estimates. This is born out by the fact that the estimated confidence regions for numbers of poor are smaller in the revised estimates.
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