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Research Article

Spatiotemporal Evolution of Population in Northeast China during 2012–2017: A Nighttime Light Approach

Table 3

Relative error between the estimated population and statistical population in Northeast China from 2012–2017.
City201220132014201520162017Average error (%)
Shenyang−0.02%0.40%0.18%−0.01%−0.37%0.04%0.17
Dalian0.33%0.14%−0.25%−0.07%0.11%0.10%0.17
Anshan−0.11%−0.29%0.38%0.05%−0.02%0.03%0.14
Fushun0.34%0.02%−1.01%−0.58%0.23%1.81%0.66
Benxi−1.41%0.17%−0.10%0.49%0.05%2.32%0.76
Dandong−0.11%0.04%0.06%0.01%−0.04%−0.02%0.05
Jinzhou−0.28%0.09%−0.68%0.76%0.67%0.17%0.44
Yingkou−0.05%0.26%−0.32%0.32%−0.10%0.32%0.23
Fuxin−0.14%0.06%−0.53%0.57%0.18%0.04%0.25
Liaoyang−0.17%0.07%−0.35%0.36%−0.53%0.51%0.33
Panjin0.38%0.61%0.17%0.52%0.07%0.51%0.37
Tieling−0.13%0.02%−0.30%0.18%−0.07%−0.06%0.13
Chaoyang−0.01%−0.06%−0.03%−0.11%−0.05%−0.06%0.05
Huludao0.01%0.05%−0.05%0.03%0.07%0.03%0.04
Changchun−0.25%−0.03%−0.02%0.15%0.15%0.01%0.10
Jilin−0.42%−1.50%−1.21%−0.27%−0.94%−0.39%0.79
Siping−1.16%1.22%−0.11%−0.03%0.05%0.01%0.43
Liaoyuan−0.86%−0.25%−0.17%−0.62%0.14%−0.56%0.43
Tonghua−0.38%0.33%−0.41%0.40%0.05%−0.04%0.27
Baishan0.45%−0.34%−0.99%−1.20%2.02%0.09%0.85
Songyuan−0.09%0.50%−0.09%0.24%0.37%0.01%0.22
Baicheng−0.15%0.49%0.06%−0.24%1.00%0.01%0.33
Yanbian (Korean Autonomous Prefecture)−0.04%−0.34%−0.42%0.47%0.70%0.08%0.34
Harbin−1.31%−0.01%−0.25%−0.28%2.33%1.27%0.91
Qiqihar0.37%0.03%−0.51%0.25%0.36%0.24%0.29
Jixi−1.30%0.21%−0.56%0.72%1.53%0.26%0.76
Hegang−1.54%0.38%−2.01%1.80%−0.29%3.22%1.54
Shuangyashan−0.66%−0.33%0.78%−1.24%0.20%0.35%0.59
Daqing−0.54%0.01%0.62%−0.06%−0.14%0.25%0.27
Yichun0.83%0.41%−0.93%1.43%0.04%1.78%0.90
Jiamusi−2.12%0.00%−0.68%1.98%0.83%−0.27%0.98
Qitaihe0.11%−0.12%0.06%−2.06%−0.63%2.68%0.94
Mudanjiang−1.17%−0.29%−0.61%0.03%0.63%−0.63%0.56
Heihe−3.64%−0.66%−0.12%−0.18%3.72%1.45%1.63
Suihua−3.57%2.04%−1.29%0.62%−0.10%3.19%1.80
Daxing’anling−0.39%0.58%0.49%−0.52%−1.35%2.29%0.94