Author: United States. Bureau of the CensusPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Demography
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Handbook of Statistical Methods for Demographers
Author: United States. Bureau of the CensusPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Demography
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Handbook of Statistical Methods for Demographers
Author: United States. Bureau of the Census. Statistical Research DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Demography
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Statistical Demography and Forecasting
Author: Juha AlhoPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387283927
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Provides a unique introduction to demographic problems in a familiar language. Presents a unified statistical outlook on both classical methods of demography and recent developments. Exercises are included to facilitate its classroom use. Both authors have contributed extensively to statistical demography and served in advisory roles and as statistical consultants in the field.
Handbook of Statistical Methods for Demographers
Author: United States. Bureau of the CensusPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Vital statistics
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Handbook of Statistical Methods for Demographers
Author: United States. Bureau of the Census. Statistical Research DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Demography
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Handbook of Statistical Methods for Demographers
Author: United States. Bureau of the Census. Statistical Research DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Demography
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Handbook of Statistical Methods for Demographers
Author: Handbook of Population
Author: Dudley L. PostonPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387231064
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 914
Book Description
This comprehensive handbook provides an overview and update of the issues, theories, processes, and applications of the social science of population studies. The volume's 30 chapters cover the full range of conceptual, empirical, disciplinary, and applied approaches to the study of demographic phenomena. This book is the first effort to assess the entire field since Hauser and Duncan's 1959 classic, The Study of Population. The chapter authors are among the leading contributors to demographic scholarship over the past four decades. They represent a variety of disciplines and theoretical perspectives as well as interests in both basic and applied research.
Handbook of Statistical Genomics
Author: David J. BaldingPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119429250
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1740
Book Description
A timely update of a highly popular handbook on statistical genomics This new, two-volume edition of a classic text provides a thorough introduction to statistical genomics, a vital resource for advanced graduate students, early-career researchers and new entrants to the field. It introduces new and updated information on developments that have occurred since the 3rd edition. Widely regarded as the reference work in the field, it features new chapters focusing on statistical aspects of data generated by new sequencing technologies, including sequence-based functional assays. It expands on previous coverage of the many processes between genotype and phenotype, including gene expression and epigenetics, as well as metabolomics. It also examines population genetics and evolutionary models and inference, with new chapters on the multi-species coalescent, admixture and ancient DNA, as well as genetic association studies including causal analyses and variant interpretation. The Handbook of Statistical Genomics focuses on explaining the main ideas, analysis methods and algorithms, citing key recent and historic literature for further details and references. It also includes a glossary of terms, acronyms and abbreviations, and features extensive cross-referencing between chapters, tying the different areas together. With heavy use of up-to-date examples and references to web-based resources, this continues to be a must-have reference in a vital area of research. Provides much-needed, timely coverage of new developments in this expanding area of study Numerous, brand new chapters, for example covering bacterial genomics, microbiome and metagenomics Detailed coverage of application areas, with chapters on plant breeding, conservation and forensic genetics Extensive coverage of human genetic epidemiology, including ethical aspects Edited by one of the leading experts in the field along with rising stars as his co-editors Chapter authors are world-renowned experts in the field, and newly emerging leaders. The Handbook of Statistical Genomics is an excellent introductory text for advanced graduate students and early-career researchers involved in statistical genetics.
Demographic Methods and Concepts
Author: Donald T. RowlandPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0198752636
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
Demographic Methods and Concepts makes accessible the most commonly needed techniques for working with population statistics, irrespective of the reader's mathematical background. For the first time in such a text, concepts and practical strategies needed in the interpretation of demographic indices and data are included. Spreadsheet training exercises enable students to acquire the computer skills needed for demographic work. The accompanying free CD-ROM contains innovative, fully integrated learning modules as well as applications facilitating demographic studies.