Statistical Demography and Forecasting

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Alho, Juha M. (Συγγραφέας), Spencer, Bruce D. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2005.
• Σειρά: Springer Series in Statistics,
• Θέματα: Social sciences.; Epidemiology.; Statistics.; Population.; Demography.; Social Sciences.; Population Economics.; Statistical Theory and Methods.

Sustainability of pension systems, intergeneration fiscal equity under population aging, and accounting for health care benefits for future retirees are examples of problems that cannot be solved without understanding the nature of population forecasts and their uncertainty. Similarly, the accuracy...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Sources of Demographic Data
• Sampling Designs and Inference
• Waiting Times and Their Statistical Estimation
• Regression Models for Counts and Survival
• Multistate Models and Cohort-Component Book-Keeping
• Approaches to Forecasting Demographic Rates
• Uncertainty in Demographic Forecasts: Concepts, Issues, and Evidence
• Statistical Propagation of Error in Forecasting
• Errors in Census Numbers
• Financial Applications
• Decision Analysis and Small Area Estimates.