LEADER 04114nam 22006495 450 001 9910483944403321 005 20200919132303.0 010 $a94-007-6784-6 024 7 $a10.1007/978-94-007-6784-3 035 $a(CKB)2550000001154000 035 $a(EBL)1538857 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001049536 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11579142 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001049536 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11019861 035 $a(PQKB)11668669 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1538857 035 $a(DE-He213)978-94-007-6784-3 035 $a(PPN)176128220 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001154000 100 $a20131021d2014 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMethods of Demographic Analysis /$fby Farhat Yusuf, Jo. M. Martins, David A. Swanson 205 $a1st ed. 2014. 210 1$aDordrecht :$cSpringer Netherlands :$cImprint: Springer,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (334 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a94-007-6783-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aChapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Demographic Information -- Chapter 3: Some Basic Statistical Measures -- Chapter 4: Elements of Demographic Analysis -- Chapter 5: Fertility -- Chapter 6: Mortality -- Chapter 7: Life Tables -- Chapter 8: Migration -- Chapter 9: Some Demographic Events and Characteristics Analysis.- Chapter 10: Multiple Decrement Tables -- Chapter 11: Population Projections -- Chapter 12: Testing the Quality and Smoothing of Demographic Data -- Chapter 13: The Stable Population Model -- Chapter 14: Demographic Software. 330 $aThis book provides an up-to-date overview of demographic analysis and methods, including recent developments in demography. Concepts and methods, from the nature of demographic information through data collection and the basics of statistical measures and on to demographic analysis itself are succinctly explained. Measures and analyses of fertility, mortality, life tables, migration and demographic events such as marriage, education and labour force are described while later chapters cover multiple decrement tables, population projections, the importance of testing and smoothing demographic data, the stable population model and demographic software.   An emphasis on practical aspects and the use of real-life examples based on data from around the globe make this book accessible, whilst comprehensive references and links to data and other resources on the internet help readers to explore further.   The text is concise and well written, making it ideally suited to a wider audience from students to academics and teachers. Students of demography, geography, sociology, economics, as well as professionals, academics and students of marketing, human resource management, and public health who have an interest in population issues will all find this book useful. 606 $aDemography 606 $aStatistics  606 $aPopulation 606 $aDemography$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/X25000 606 $aStatistics for Social Sciences, Humanities, Law$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/S17040 606 $aPopulation Economics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/W38000 615 0$aDemography. 615 0$aStatistics . 615 0$aPopulation. 615 14$aDemography. 615 24$aStatistics for Social Sciences, Humanities, Law. 615 24$aPopulation Economics. 676 $a304.6/01/5192 676 $a304.6015192 676 $a304.6072 700 $aYusuf$b Farhat$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0101906 702 $aMartins$b Jo. M$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 702 $aSwanson$b David A$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910483944403321 996 $aMethods of Demographic Analysis$92844546 997 $aUNINA