State and Local Population Projections: Methodology and Analysis (The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis) Pdf

Book Detail
Edition: 2001
Release: 2008-05-27
Publisher: Springer
Binding: Paperback
ISBN/ASIN: 0306464934
Format: hardcover, kindle, PDF, EPUB

State and Local Population Projections pdf
Description

This book focuses on the methodology and analysis of state and local population projections. It describes the most commonly used data sources and application techniques within each of three classes of projection methods (cohort-component, trend extrapolation, and structural models) and covers the components of population growth, the formation of assumptions, the development of evaluation criteria, and the determinants of forecast accuracy. It considers the strengths and weaknesses of various projection methods, paying special attention to the unique problems of making projections for small areas, and closes with an examination of technological and methodological changes affecting the production of small-area population projections. The authors provide practical guidance to demographers, planners, and other analysts called on to construct state and local population projections. They use many examples and illustrations and present suggestions for dealing with special popu Download State and Local Population Projections for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

Download State and Local Population Projections: Methodology and Analysis (The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis) pdf