Applied mathematical demography [electronic resource] / Nathan Keyfitz.
What follows is a new edition of the second in a series of three books providing an account of the mathematical development of demography. The first, Introduction to the Mathematics of Population (Addison-Wesley, 1968), gave the mathematical background. The second, the original of the present volume...
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©1985.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1 Introduction: Population Without Age
- 2 The Life Table
- 3 Mortality Comparisons; The Male-Female Ratio
- 4 Fixed Regime of Mortality and Fertility: The Uses of Stable Theory
- 5 Birth and the Intrinsic Rate of Natural Increase
- 6 Reproductive Value, with Applications to Migration, Contraception, and Zero Population Growth
- 7 Understanding Population Characteristics
- 8 Projection and Forecasting
- 9 Some Types of Instability
- 10 The Demographic Theory of Kinship
- 11 Microdemography
- 12 The Multi-state Model
- 13 Family Demography
- 14 Heterogeneity and Selection in Population Analysis
- 15 Epilogue: How Do We Know the Facts of Demography?