Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
overcount .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word overcounting.
Examples
-
Why ptay tell, aren't we still "overcounting" jobs by this tortured measure?
Double-Counted Jobs?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
-
But if turnover rates increase or pay periods expand from weekly to monthly, overcounting will inflate the payroll count of total employment.
Measuring Employment, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
-
(Comment: the 13 methods seem to be overcounting.)
Are they made with real Girl Scouts? Cookbook claim fails Rebecca Tushnet 2009
-
Such turnover overcounting would normally be irrelevant if (1) the turnover rate was stable over time and (2) pay periods were stable.
Measuring Employment, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
-
Police spokesman Oystein Maeland said that higher, erroneous figure emerged as police and rescuers were focusing on helping survivors and securing the area, but he did not immediately explain more about how the overcounting occurred.
Anders Behring Breivik, Norway Mass Killer, Pleads Not Guilty 2011
-
(Comment: the 13 methods seem to be overcounting.)
Archive 2009-09-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
-
TwinCities. com is reporting that Franken has just lost 47 votes because of an overcounting error in Minneapolis.
-
Zogby screwed up in California by vastly undercounting Hispanics, and overcounting blacks.
-
Iranian officials, who have promised to investigate alleged irregularities, this week admitted widespread overcounting in some districts.
-
On the other side, Republicans say that the administration is overcounting — and missing the larger point that 3.4 million jobs have been lost since January, according to payroll numbers.
ProPublica: ProPublica's Unofficial Guide to Recovery.gov 2009
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.