Statistical demography and forecasting
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Statistical demography and forecasting
（Springer series in statistics）
Springer, c2005
- : hbk
- : pbk.
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Hokkaido University, Library, Graduate School of Science, Faculty of Science and School of Science図書
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-396) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
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.
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