Demography. Samuel Preston, Patrick Heuveline, Michel Guillot
2385 руб
The procedures are clearly and concisely developed from first principles, and extensive applications are presented. This book presents and develops the basic methods and models that are used by demographers to study the behavior of human populations. The book also covers procedures for evaluating data quality and estimating demographic parameters when conventional data are deficient. The authors focus on quantitative procedures for studying the growth and structure of populations, including measurement of fertility and mortality, population projection, and equilibrium models. 2000. It will provide a comprehensive introduction to demographic methods for all students and researchers in this subject.