Provides a unique introduction to demographic problems in a familiar language.
Presents a unified statistical outlook on both classical methods of demography and recent developments.
Exercises are included to facilitate its classroom use.
Both authors have contributed extensively to statistical demography and served in advisory roles and as statistical consultants in the field.
Additional information
Weight
1.36 kg
Product Properties
Year of Publication
2005
Table of Contents
Sources of Demographic Data.- Sampling Designs and Inference.- Waiting Times and Their Statistical Estimation.- Regression Models for Counts and Survival.- Multistate Models and Cohort-Component Book-Keeping.- Approaches to Forecasting Demographic Rates.- Uncertainty in Demographic Forecasts: Concepts, Issues, and Evidence.- Statistical Propagation of Error in Forecasting.- Errors in Census Numbers.- Financial Applications.- Decision Analysis and Small Area Estimates.
Author
Spence
ISBN/ISSN
9780387225388
Binding
n/a
Edition
1
Publisher
Springer
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