Cox, Peter R.

Demography / peter R.cox - 5th ed. - London: Cambridge University Press, 1976. - 393 p.

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.

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

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