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Cards Term Unemployment rate Definition percentage of civillian labor force that is unemployed Term Bureau of Labor Statistics Definition agency in charge of employment numbers Term Current Population Survey Definition this is a way to estimate the unemployment rate in the U.S. Term half-sample method Definition splitting the sample into two halves and seeing how well they agree Term what does PSU stands for? Definition Primary Sampling Unit Term what is the unit in PSU consist of? Definition a city or a county Term what does USU stands for? Definition Ultimate Sampling Units Term how many units does USU contains? Definition 4 housing units Term whwat are being selected at random at second stage of the survey? Definition USU and every person 16+ ages are added to sample Term which sample has more information when size is consider to be the same for both cluster sample and simple sample? Definition simple sample Term what is the purpose of having a Current Population Survey sample? Definition to compute a standard error properly