Mathematical demography : selected papers / / [editors], David Smith, Nathan Keyfitz

• Pubblicazione: Berlin, : Springer, 2013
• Edizione: 2nd, rev. ed. /
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (341 p.)
• Disciplina: 304.6015118
• Soggetto topico: Demography - Mathematical models
• Altri autori: SmithDavid KeyfitzNathan <1913-2010.> WachterKenneth W Le BrasHerve
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. I. The life table -- pt. II. Stable population theory -- pt. III. Attempts at prediction and the theory they stimulated -- pt. IV. Parameterization and curve fitting -- pt. V. Probability models of conception and birth.
• Sommario/riassunto: Mathematical demography is the centerpiece of quantitative social science. The founding works of this field from Roman times to the late Twentieth Century are collected here, in a new edition of a classic work by David R. Smith and Nathan Keyfitz. Commentaries by Smith and Keyfitz have been brought up to date and extended by Kenneth Wachter and Hervé Le Bras, giving a synoptic picture of the leading achievements in formal population studies. Like the original collection, this new edition constitutes an indispensable source for students and scientists alike, and illustrates the deep roots and continuing vitality of mathematical demography.
• Titolo autorizzato: Mathematical demography
• ISBN: 3-642-35858-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910739487103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Demographic research monographs.