Peter R. Cox

Demography

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Demography is the study by statistical methods of human populants involving the measurement of their size, growth and diminution.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Revised
• Seitenzahl: 404
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 653g
• ISBN-13: 9780521290203
• ISBN-10: 0521290201
• Artikelnr.: 24957598

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations
Part I. Fundamentals
1. Introduction
2. Demographic analysis: some basic concepts
3. The nature of demographic data
4. Demographic statistics in practice
Part II. Population movements: 5. Marriage
6. The statistical study of fertility
7. Mortality characteristics
8. Migrations and other socio-economic data 9. Population projection: general considerations
Part III. General Influences on population: 10. Population in history
11. Populations today
12. Resources and population
13. Population policies
14. General prospects for the future
Part IIII. 15. Life tables
16. Methods of summary and comparison
17. Techniques of population mathematics
18. Introduction to population mathematics
19. The handling of suspect or scanty data
Part V. Conclusion: 20. History and prospects of demography
Index to tables
Index.