TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mazzuco,Stefano
AU  - Keilman,Nico
AU  - Keilman,Nico
AU  - Mazzuco,Stefano
TI  - Developments in Demographic Forecasting
T2  - The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis
SN  - 978-3-030-42472-5
PY  - 2020///
PB  - Springer Nature
KW  - Population & demography
KW  - bicssc
KW  - Social research & statistics
KW  - Bayesian population models
KW  - Demography
KW  - Fertility
KW  - Forecasting evaluation
KW  - Migration
KW  - Mortality
KW  - Open access
KW  - Population and Demography
KW  - Population forecasting
KW  - Population modelling
KW  - Population statistics
KW  - Social Media data
KW  - Statistics for Social Sciences, Humanities, Law
KW  - Statistics in Social Sciences, Humanities, Law, Education, Behavorial Sciences, Public Policy
N1  - Open Access
N2  - This open access book presents new developments in the field of demographic forecasting, covering both mortality, fertility and migration. For each component emerging methods to forecast them are presented. Moreover, instruments for forecasting evaluation are provided. Bayesian models, nonparametric models, cohort approaches, elicitation of expert opinion, evaluation of probabilistic forecasts are some of the topics covered in the book. In addition, the book is accompanied by complementary material on the web allowing readers to practice with some of the ideas exposed in the book. Readers are encouraged to use this material to apply the new methods to their own data. The book is an important read for demographers, applied statisticians, as well as other social scientists interested or active in the field of population forecasting. Professional population forecasters in statistical agencies will find useful new ideas in various chapters
UR  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/ac275247-1e5e-49b0-8b34-18286ed98519/2020_Book_DevelopmentsInDemographicForec.pdf
UR  - https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/42565
ER  -