TY - JOUR
AU - Sharma, A. K.
AB -  Population Review Volume 44, Number 2, 2005 Type: Book Review pp. 79-80 Statistical Demography and Forecasting Authors: Juha M. Alho and Bruce D. Spencer Publisher: Springer Science; Business Media, Inc. (2005) Pages: xxvii + 410 Reviewer: A. K. Sharma, Ph.D. Affiliation: Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology at Kanpur Corresponding author/address: Dr. A.K. Sharma, Professor and Head, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India ­ 208016 (arunk@iitk.ac.in) Demography as a subject is by definition statistical. However, the applications of statistics have seen a paradigm shift in the recent past partly because of the availability of more accurate data on demographic processes and partly because of the advancement in statistical research. A few decades ago books containing methods of indirect estimation and mathematical and cohort component methods of population projections were very popular but they do not serve the current needs of applied demographers who are handling some new issues related to business and public policy. Their work requires new models of population processes. These models are only available in journals of statistics, mathematics and demography, and reports of consultancy projects. So there is a need for a comprehensive 
TI - Statistical Demography and Forecasting (review)
JO - Population Review
DA - 2005-02-07
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sociological-demography-press/statistical-demography-and-forecasting-review-eB0fUHykhW
SP - 79
EP - 80
VL - 44
IS - 2
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