Bayesian Demographic Estimation and Forecasting |
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| Author:
| Bryant, John
Zhang, Junni L. |
| Series title: | Chapman and Hall/CRC Statistics in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-429-84133-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2018 |
| Publisher: | CRC Press LLC
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| Imprint: | Chapman & Hall/CRC |
| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $54.95 |
Book Description:
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Demographic estimation and forecasting is an important practical problem. Population projections are used to guide billions of dollars of expenditure on things such as roads, housing, shopping complexes, and hospitals. Policy evaluations require detailed estimates of populations at risk, or of demographic outcomes such as mortality.
Demographic estimation and forecasting is an important practical problem. Population projections are used to guide billions of dollars of expenditure on things such as roads, housing, shopping complexes, and hospitals. Policy evaluations require detailed estimates of populations at risk, or of demographic outcomes such as mortality.