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Author : Robert L. Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UVA:X004066355
Author : Nathan Keyfitz
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781475718799
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, was concerned with demography itself. The third in the sequence, Mathematics Through Problems (with John Beekman; Springer Verlag, 1982), supplemented the first two with an ordered sequence of problems and answers. Readers interested in the mathematics may consult the earlier book, republished with revisions by Addison-Wesley in 1977 and still in print. There is no overlap in subject matter between Applied Mathematical Demography and the Introduction to the Mathematics of Population. Three new chapters have been added, dealing with matters that have come recently into the demographic limelight: multi-state calculations, family demogra phy, and heterogeneity. vii PREFACE This book is concerned with commonsense questions about, for instance, the effect of a lowered death rate on the proportion of old people or the effect of abortions on the birth rate. The answers that it reaches are not always commonsense, and we will meet instances in which intuition has to be adjusted to accord with what the mathematics shows to be the case.
Author : David P. Smith,Nathan Keyfitz
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783642358586
Mathematical demography is the centerpiece of quantitative social science. The founding works of this field from Roman times to the late Twentieth Century are collected here, in a new edition of a classic work by David R. Smith and Nathan Keyfitz. Commentaries by Smith and Keyfitz have been brought up to date and extended by Kenneth Wachter and Hervé Le Bras, giving a synoptic picture of the leading achievements in formal population studies. Like the original collection, this new edition constitutes an indispensable source for students and scientists alike, and illustrates the deep roots and continuing vitality of mathematical demography.
Author : R. L. Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:311786167
Author : Andrei Rogers
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015002774258
Author : Nathan Keyfitz,John A. Beekman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781475718430
The book that follows is an experiment in the teaching of population theory and analysis. A sequence of problems where each is a self-contained puzzle, and the successful solution of each which puts the student in a position to tackle the next, is a means of securing the active participation of the learner and so the mastery of a technical subject. How far our questions are the exciting puzzles at which we aimed, and how far the sequence constitutes a rounded course in demography, must be left to the user to judge. One test of a good problem is whether a solution, that may take hours of cogitation, is immediately recognizable once it comes to mind. While algebraic manipulation is required throughout, we have tried to emphasize problems in which there is some substantive point-a conclusion regarding population that can be put into words. Our title, Demography Through Problems, reflects our intention of leading the reader who will actively commit him-or herself through a sequence that will not only teach definitions-in itself a trivial matter-but sharpen intuition on the way that populations behave.
Author : Sarah Harper
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780191038679
The generation into which each person is born, the demographic composition of that cohort, and its relation to those born at the same time in other places influences not only a person's life chances, but also the economic and political structures within which that life is lived; the person's access to social and natural resources (food, water, education, jobs, sexual partners); and even the length of that person's life. Demography, literally the study of people, addresses the size, distribution, composition, and density of populations, and considers the impact the drivers which mediate these will have on both individual lives and the changing structure of human populations. This Very Short Introduction considers the way in which the global population has evolved over time and space. Sarah Harper discusses the theorists, theories, and methods involved in studying population trends and movements, before looking at the emergence of new demographic sub-disciplines and addressing some of the future population challenges of the 21st century. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author : Nathan Keyfitz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Demography
ISBN : 0201036495
Author : Nicolas Bacaër
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-01
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780857291158
As Eugene Wigner stressed, mathematics has proven unreasonably effective in the physical sciences and their technological applications. The role of mathematics in the biological, medical and social sciences has been much more modest but has recently grown thanks to the simulation capacity offered by modern computers. This book traces the history of population dynamics---a theoretical subject closely connected to genetics, ecology, epidemiology and demography---where mathematics has brought significant insights. It presents an overview of the genesis of several important themes: exponential growth, from Euler and Malthus to the Chinese one-child policy; the development of stochastic models, from Mendel's laws and the question of extinction of family names to percolation theory for the spread of epidemics, and chaotic populations, where determinism and randomness intertwine. The reader of this book will see, from a different perspective, the problems that scientists face when governments ask for reliable predictions to help control epidemics (AIDS, SARS, swine flu), manage renewable resources (fishing quotas, spread of genetically modified organisms) or anticipate demographic evolutions such as aging.
Author : Dudley L. Poston, Jr.,Leon F. Bouvier
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781139489386
Population and Society: An Introduction to Demography is an ideal text for undergraduate, as well as graduate, students taking their first course in demography. It is sociologically oriented, although economics, political science, geography, history, and the other social sciences are also used to inform the materials. Although the emphasis is on demography, the book recognizes that, at the individual level, population change is related to private decisions, especially in relation to fertility, but also to mortality and migration. The text thus considers in some detail the role of individuals in population decision making. At the level of countries, and even the world, changes in population size have an important effect on the environmental and related challenges facing all of the world's inhabitants. Therefore, attention is paid to the broad implications of population growth and change.
Author : J. Impagliazzo
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783642823190
Mathematical Demography, the study of population and its analysis through mathematical models, has received increased interest in the mathematical com munity in recent years. It was not until the twentieth century, however, that the study of population, predominantly human population, achieved its math ematical character. The subject of mathematical demography can be viewed from either a deterministic viewpoint or from a stochastic viewpoint. For the sake of brevity, stochastic models are not included in this work. It is, therefore, my intention to consider only established deterministic models in this discussion, starting with the life table as the earliest model, to a generalized matrix model which is developed in this treatise. These deterministic models provide sufficient de velopment and conclusions to formulate sound mathematical population analy sis and estimates of population projections. It should be noted that although the subject of mathematical demography focuses on human populations, the development and results may be applied to any population as long as the preconditions that make the model valid are maintained. Information concerning mathematical demography is at best fragmented.
Author : Gordon A. Carmichael
Publisher : Springer
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319232553
This book offers an ideal introduction to the analysis of demographic data. Inside, readers of all quantitative skill levels will find the information they need to develop a solid understanding of the methods used to study human populations and how they change over time due to such factors as birth, death, and migration. The comprehensive, systematic coverage defines basic concepts and introduces data sources; champions the use of Lexis diagrams as a device for visualizing demographic measures; highlights the importance of making comparisons (whether over time or between populations at a point in time) that control for differences in population composition; describes approaches to analyzing mortality, fertility, and migration; and details approaches to the important field of population projection. Throughout, the author makes the material accessible for readers through careful exposition, the use of examples, and other helpful features. This book's thorough coverage of basic concepts and principles lays a firm foundation for anyone contemplating undertaking demographic research, whether in a university setting or in a professional employment that takes on a demographic dimension requiring in-house training.
Author : Juha Alho,Bruce Spencer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2006-05-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780387283920
Provides a unique introduction to demographic problems in a familiar language. Presents a unified statistical outlook on both classical methods of demography and recent developments. Exercises are included to facilitate its classroom use. Both authors have contributed extensively to statistical demography and served in advisory roles and as statistical consultants in the field.
Author : Nathan Keyfitz
Publisher : Reading, Mass : Addison-Wesley Publishing Company
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Demography
ISBN : UCAL:$B718750
Textbook on the mathematics of population analysis and demography - includes discrete analysis, continuous analysis, numerical techniques, probability models, projection matrices, etc. Bibliography pp. 413 to 431, and index.
Author : Kenneth C. Land,Andrei Rogers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Demography
ISBN : OCLC:10409316