Lexis in Demography

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67992-1" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67992-1</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67992-1" target="_blank" >10.1007/978-3-319-67992-1</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Lexis in Demography

Original language description

This book explores the life of economist and social scientist Wilhelm Lexis and the key demographic instrument named after him: the Lexis diagram. It describes this vital tool, which helps demographers visualize data, and examines its various forms through a specially designed example. As a result, readers get to see the Lexis diagram in practice and gain first-hand insight into its different forms. The authors first present a brief description of the life of W. Lexis with information about his childhood, studies, and work. Coverage details the places closely related to him as well as his working positions. It also lists and characterizes his publications. The book then goes on to summarize and describe the chronological development of the Lexis diagram, from initial developments through the specific contributions of W. Lexis to the refinements of those who followed. Throughout, it clearly describes as well as graphically and practically illustrates all the different versions of the diagram covered.Next, readers are presented with contemporary practical applications, including: Statistical Analysis System (SAS), R, and Stata software as well as selected key-studies from demographic, epidemiologic, and migration research. The Lexis diagram is an essential tool for working correctly with demographic data. This book commemorates the man who helped to develop these diagrams and his unquestionable influence on demography. It also provides readers with deep knowledge and insights into this basic, yet important, tool.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

B - Specialist book

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50402 - Demography

Project

<a href="/en/project/GAP404%2F12%2F0883" target="_blank" >GAP404/12/0883: Cohort life tables for the Czech Republic: data, biometric functions, and trends</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2018

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

ISBN

978-3-319-67990-7

Number of pages

89

Publisher name

Springer International Publishing

Place of publication

Neuveden

UT code for WoS book

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