Essential Demographic Methods
Published on 23. June 2014
306 pages
978-0-674-36975-7 (ISBN)
Description
Classroom-tested over many years and filled with fresh examples, Essential Demographic Methods is tailored to beginners, advanced students, and researchers. Award-winning teacher and eminent demographer Kenneth Wachter draws on themes from the individual lifecourse, history, and global change to bring out the wider appeal of demography.
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Edition
Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, MA; London
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
Illustrations
40 graphs, 46 tables
40 graphs, 46 tables
ISBN-13
978-0-674-36975-7 (9780674369757)
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Kenneth W. Wachter
Essential Demographic Methods
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06/2014
Harvard University Press
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Wachter Kenneth W. :
Kenneth W. Wachter is Professor of Demography and Statistics at the University of California, Berkeley.
Kenneth W. Wachter is Professor of Demography and Statistics at the University of California, Berkeley.
Content
Contents List of Figures and Tables Preface Introduction: Why Study Demography? 1. Exponential Growth 2. Periods and Cohorts 3. Cohort Mortality 4. Cohort Fertility 5. Population Projection 6. Period Fertility 7. Period Mortality 8. Heterogeneous Risks 9. Marriage and Family 10. Stable Age Structures 11. Migration and Location Conclusion Appendix A: Sources and Notes Appendix B: Useful Formulas Bibliography Index
