methods:
count:
census_tables: Total variables, _001 estimates
definition: Simple enumeration
use_cases: Population, housing units, establishments
mean:
census_tables: Some C-tables, derived calculations
definition: Arithmetic average
use_cases: Household size, rooms - symmetric distributions
median:
census_tables: Most B-tables provide medians
definition: 50th percentile value
use_cases: Income, home values, age - skewed distributions
percentage:
calculation: Category / total * 100
definition: Share of total expressed as percentage
use_cases: Educational attainment distribution
rate:
calculation: Detail variable / total variable * 100
definition: Numerator/denominator expressed as percentage
use_cases: Poverty rate, unemployment rate
ratio:
calculation: Variable A / Variable B
definition: Relationship between two quantities
use_cases: Sex ratio, dependency ratio