Demographic Methods and Concepts

Name: Demographic Methods and Concepts
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ISBN: 9780198752639

ISBN-10: 0198752636

ISBN-13: 9780198752639

Edition: 2003

Authors: Don Rowland

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Demographic Methods and Concepts presents the methods most commonly needed to work with statistical materials on population at national, regional and local levels.Unlike other textbooks in the field, clear non-technical language is used throughout to make demographic techniques accessible to a broad readership irrespective of background in mathematics. All the demographic techniques most relevant to the work of demographers, geographers, sociologists and planners are covered. Demographic concepts and practical strategies important in the interpretation of population statistics are also discussed.The book takes a unique and innovative computer-based approach to the visualisation of…

Book details

List price: $129.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/29/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 546
Size: 6.73" wide x 9.69" long x 1.17" tall
Weight: 2.354



Preface



Population Dynamics



Population Change



Population Growth and Decline



Age-Sex Composition



Analytical Approaches



Comparing Populations



Demographic Writing



Vital Processes



Mortality and Health



Fertility and the Family



Demographic Models



Life Tables



Stable and Stationary Models



Spatial Patterns and Processes



Population Distribution



Migration



Applied Demography



Population Projections and Estimates



Population Composition


Appendices



Basic maths



Using the Excel modules



Introduction to Excel



Answers to exercises