Working Paper

Rounding in earnings data


Abstract: A report showing that although rounding in earnings data is typically ignored, its systematic nature affects some commonly used statistics based on earnings data, particularly those focusing on a specific region of the wage distribution.

Keywords: Wages; Statistics;

Access Documents

File(s): https://doi.org/10.26509/frbc-wp-199612
Description: Persistent link

Authors

Bibliographic Information

Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Part of Series: Working Papers (Old Series)

Publication Date: 1996

Number: 9612