Uses of Stochastic Models in the Evaluation of Population Policies. I. Theory and Approaches to Data Analysis
Abstract
During the past few decades, a number of workers have considered mathematicalformulations for the reproductive performance of a group of women,or for some aspect of this performance (see [1] to [20] and reviews in [21], [22],[23]). These formulations have been intended to help in the appraisal of observeddata, to yield estimators of some of the biological determinants of reproduction,or to predict effects of defined contraceptive practices, sterilizationprograms, and so forth. To date, explicit analytic results have been obtainedonly with considerable simplification of the underlying concepts, differentworkers resorting to different kinds of simplification. Alternatively, for greaterrealism, computer models are being developed, as discussed in the paper by E. B.Perrin in these Proceedings [56].
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 07, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD1027521
Entities
People
- Mindel C. Sheps
Organizations
- Columbia University