This book is the result of several years of experience in teaching principles and methods of demographic analysis at the Department of Demography of the University of Louvain.

Author: G. Wunsch

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 9781468423730

Category: Political Science

Page: 274

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This book is the result of several years of experience in teaching principles and methods of demographic analysis at the Department of Demography of the University of Louvain. Chapters 1 and 2 deal with the basic principles and methods involved in the two approaches demographers usually take, i.e., cohort and period analysis. Chapters 3-6 are devoted to applying these principles and methods to the particular phenomena with which the demog rapher is especially concerned: mortality, nuptiality, natality, and spatial mobility. In order to maintain coherence, examples have been placed at the end of each major section instead of being dispersed throughout the text. This should enable the reader to grasp both the theory and the example as a whole, rather than envisaging the theory as a particular reply to a specific problem. Finally, each chapter ends with a list of references, to which is added a selection of major books and articles in population analysis drawn mainly from the American, British, and French demographic literature.

Author: Guillaume J. Wunsch

Publisher:

ISBN: 0306200287

Category: Demography

Page: 274

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Author: G. Wunsch

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ISBN: 1468423746

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Page: 292

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Author: University of Georgia. Institute for Behavioral Research

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ISBN: OCLC:22622831

Category: Demography

Page: 160

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Author: Nader Fergany

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ISBN: OCLC:2925644

Category: Demography

Page: 153

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This book offers an ideal introduction to the analysis of demographic data.

Author: Gordon A. Carmichael

Publisher: Springer

ISBN: 9783319232553

Category: Social Science

Page: 394

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This book offers an ideal introduction to the analysis of demographic data. Inside, readers of all quantitative skill levels will find the information they need to develop a solid understanding of the methods used to study human populations and how they change over time due to such factors as birth, death, and migration. The comprehensive, systematic coverage defines basic concepts and introduces data sources; champions the use of Lexis diagrams as a device for visualizing demographic measures; highlights the importance of making comparisons (whether over time or between populations at a point in time) that control for differences in population composition; describes approaches to analyzing mortality, fertility, and migration; and details approaches to the important field of population projection. Throughout, the author makes the material accessible for readers through careful exposition, the use of examples, and other helpful features. This book's thorough coverage of basic concepts and principles lays a firm foundation for anyone contemplating undertaking demographic research, whether in a university setting or in a professional employment that takes on a demographic dimension requiring in-house training.

The book also explores sickness as a population characteristic and a way of better understanding mortality variations.

Author: Bernard Benjamin

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781000358834

Category: Social Science

Page: 107

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First published in 1968, Demographic Analysis was written to provide a comprehensive account of demographic methods for those with a need to understand population movements. The book provides an introduction to some of the key tools used by demographers and the principal sources of population data. Beginning with an overview of the scope, content and use of the population census, it then examines methods for measuring births, deaths, and migration before setting out the methodology for determining the contributions of these elements to population change and estimating past or future changes. The book also explores sickness as a population characteristic and a way of better understanding mortality variations.

This text aims to help the novice understand demographic variables and analyze their impact on specific private and public sector interests.

Author: Steve H. Murdock

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9780429715242

Category: Social Science

Page: 244

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This text aims to help the novice understand demographic variables and analyze their impact on specific private and public sector interests. Examples are employed to demonstrate a wide range of techniques, and the book discusses software products from the 1990 US census that may revolutionize the use of demographic data by business and government.

Highlighting the power of multi-dimensional demography, this Advanced Introduction addresses the most consequential changes in our societies and economies using quantitative approaches.

Author: Lutz, Wolfgang

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN: 9781789901474

Category: Social Science

Page: 224

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Highlighting the power of multi-dimensional demography, this Advanced Introduction addresses the most consequential changes in our societies and economies using quantitative approaches. It defines three demographic theories with predictive power – demographic metabolism, transition and dividend – and repositions the discipline at the heart of social science.

Demography is the study the study of population size, distribution, composition, and density.

Author: Sarah Harper

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 9780198725732

Category: SOCIAL SCIENCE

Page: 153

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Demography is the study the study of population size, distribution, composition, and density. Sarah Harper discusses the key theories and methods involved in studying population trends and movements, considers how our current global population came about, and addresses some of the future population challenges of the 21st century.