Bayesian population projections for the United Nations

Statistical Science

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 58-68

  Raftery, Adrian E ^a   Alkema, Leontine ^b   Gerland, Patrick ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian hierarchical model; Cohort component projection method; Double logistic function; Leslie matrix; Life expectancy; Total fertility rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901418145     PISSN: 08834237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/13-STS419     Document Type: Article

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