Statistical demography and forecasting - Alho, Juha.; Spencer, Bruce D. (New York : Springer, 2005)
Introduction -- Sources of Demographic Data -- Sampling Designs and Interference -- 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 -- Economic Applications -- Decision Analysis and Small Area Estimates
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Keywords: Demography -- Mathematical models; Demography -- Statistical methods; Population forecasting -- Mathematical models; Population forecasting -- Statistical methods; Population -- Mathematical models; Population -- Statistical methods