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Introduction to Demographic Methods

This course introduces the basic techniques of demographic analysis. Students will become familiar with the sources of data available for demographic research. Population composition and change measures will be presented. Measures of mortality, fertility, marriage and migration levels and patterns will be defined. Life table, standardization and population projection techniques will also be explored. This course was developed by JHSPH faculty with the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Qualified educators may order this course and others on CD-ROM from the Bill and Melinda Gates Instiute for Population and Reproductive Health .

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Mathematics and Statistics / Statistics and Probability / Statistics

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Material Type:: Online Course
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 20, 2008
Date Modified in MERLOT:: April 20, 2018
Author:: Stan Becker, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Submitter:: Cathy Swift

Primary Audience:: College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division
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Language:: English
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