학술논문
A COMPETING RISKS APPROACH TO THE TWO-SEX PROBLEM.
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Article
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*STOCHASTIC processes
*MARRIAGE records
*DEMOGRAPHY
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ISSN
0889-8480
Abstract
Presents an individual level stochastic model for solving the two-sex problem of mathematical demography based on competing risk ideas. Complex nature of measuring nuptiality rates; Tendency of different behavioral considerations to lead to different definitions of population at risk; Conflicting results from the application of moving averages to age-specific marriage data; Role of the models in forecasting marriages.