A Practitioner's Guide to State and Local Population Projections

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Smith, Stanley K. (Συγγραφέας), Tayman, Jeff (Συγγραφέας), Swanson, David A. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis, 37
• Θέματα: Social sciences.; Demography.; Social Sciences.; Methodology of the Social Sciences.

This book focuses on the methodology and analysis of state and local population projections. It describes the most commonly used data sources and application techniques for four types of projection methods: cohort-component, trend extrapolation, structural models, and microsimulation. It covers the...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1: Rationale, Terminology, Scope
• Chapter 2: Fundamental  of Population Analysis
• Chapter 3: Overview of the Cohort-Component Method
• Chapter 4: Mortality
• Chapter 5: fertility
• Chapter 6: Migration
• Chapter 7: Implementing the Cohort-Component Method
• Chapter 8: Extrapolation Methods
• Chapter 9: Structural and Microsimulation Models
• Chapter 10: Special Adjustments
• Chapter 11: Related Projections
• Chapter 12: Evaluating Projections
• Chapter 13 Forecast Accuracy and Bias
• Chapter 14: A Practical Guide to Small-Area Projections
• Epilogues: Some Final Thoughts
• Glossary
• Index.