Applied Demography: An Introduction to Basic Concepts, Methods, and Data

ISBN-13: 9780367012595 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 320 str.

Steve H. Murdock

Opis

This text aims to help the novice understand demographic variables and analyze their impact on specific private and public sector interests. Examples are employed to demonstrate a wide range of techniques, and the book discusses software products from the 1990 US census that may revolutionize the use of demographic data by business and government.

Spis treści

Preface -- Introduction -- Demographic Concepts and Trends: The Conceptual Base and Recent Patterns of Demographic Change -- The Materials of Applied Demographic Analyses: Data Sources and Principles of Data Use -- Basic Methods and Measures of Applied Demography -- Methods for Estimating and Projecting Populations -- Summary and Conclusions: The Future of Population Change and Applied Demography in the United States

O autorze

Steve H Murdock