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Population change is a major area of interest in applied demography, and this chapter considers the key techniques used in the production of estimates, projections and forecasts. The various approaches to generating “synthetic data” are considered along with the pros and cons of the available techniques. In addition to basic statistical techniques more complex methods of producing estimates and projections are considered.
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Thomas, R.K. (2018). Population Change and Its Measurement. In: Concepts, Methods and Practical Applications in Applied Demography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65439-3_9
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