SOC 563 A: Statistical Demography

Covers statistical methods and models for estimating and forecasting population quantities. Topics include: demographic rates; population projection; Leslie matrix; modeling age-specific patterns; probabilistic population projections and Bayesian hierarchical models; estimating past and present fertility, mortality, migration, and population; and big data in demography. Prerequisite: either STAT 509/CSSS 509/ECON 580, STAT 513, or permission from the instructor. Offered: jointly with CSSS 563/STAT 563; Sp.