Essential Demographic Methods /

Essential Demographic Methods / / Kenneth W. Wachter.

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Essential Demographic Methods brings to readers the full range of ideas and skills of demographic analysis that lie at the core of social sciences and public health. Classroom tested over many years, filled with fresh data and examples, this approachable text is tailored to the needs of beginners, a...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
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Wachter, Kenneth W.,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2014]
©2014
Year of Publication:2014
Edition:Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (306 p.) :; 40 graphs, 46 tables
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Figures and Tables
  • Preface
  • Introduction: Why Study Demography?
  • 1. Exponential Growth
  • 2. Periods and Cohorts
  • 3. Cohort Mortality
  • 4. Cohort Fertility
  • 5. Population Projection
  • 6. Period Fertility
  • 7. Period Mortality
  • 8. Heterogeneous Risks
  • 9. Marriage and Family
  • 10. Stable Age Structures
  • 11. Migration and Location
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A. Sources and Notes
  • Appendix B. Useful Formulas
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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