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Applied Mathematical Demography (Statistics for Biology and Health) by Hal Caswell [Repost]

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Applied Mathematical Demography (Statistics for Biology and Health) by Hal Caswell [Repost]

Applied Mathematical Demography (Statistics for Biology and Health) by Hal Caswell
English | Jan 14, 2005 | ISBN: 0387225374 | 581 Pages | PDF | 3 MB

The third edition of this classic text maintains its focus on applications of demographic models, while extending its scope to matrix models for stage-classified populations. The authors first introduce the life table to describe age-specific mortality, and then use it to develop theory for stable populations and the rate of population increase. This theory is then revisited in the context of matrix models, for stage-classified as well as age-classified populations. Reproductive value and the stable equivalent population are introduced in both contexts, and Markov chain methods are presented to describe the movement of individuals through the life cycle. Applications of mathematical demography to population projection and forecasting, kinship, microdemography, heterogeneity, and multi-state models are considered.