Age-Period-Cohort Models
Approaches and Analyses with Aggregate Data
1st Edition
Published on 19. August 2014
216 pages
978-1-040-05490-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents an introduction to the problems and strategies for modeling age, period, and cohort (APC) effects for aggregate-level data. These strategies include constrained estimation, the use of age and/or period and/or cohort characteristics, estimable functions, variance decomposition, and a new technique called the s-constraint approach. Emphasizing both the geometry and algebra of several APC approaches, the book develops readers' understanding of the statistical issues of APC analysis and shows how common methods are related to each other.
Reviews / Votes
"This is an excellent book on age-period-cohort (APC) models for the analysis of data from demography and related fields. ... an excellent work with wonderful resources on APC models. ... It will be very useful to research scholars ... looking for several advanced APC approaches. The book effectively presents the strengths and weaknesses of various statistical methods of APC analysis, which should lead to advanced future research and better interpretation of existing research."-International Statistical Review, 2015
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-040-05490-1 (9781040054901)
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Person
Robert M. O'Brien is a professor emeritus of sociology at the University of Oregon. He specializes in criminology and quantitative methods and has published extensively in both areas. In what is labeled semiretirement, he coedits Sociological Perspectives with James R. Elliott and Jean Stockard and works on research projects.
Content
Introduction to the Age, Period, and Cohort Mix. Multiple Classification Models and Constrained Regression. Geometry of APC Models and Constrained Estimation. Estimable Functions Approach. Partitioning the Variance in APC Models. Factor-Characteristic Approach. Conclusions: An Empirical Example. Index.
