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  • World Population & Human Capital in the Twenty-First Century

    An Overview

    Edited by Samir KC, William P. Butz, Wolfgang Lutz ...
    Condensed into a detailed analysis and a selection of continent-wide datasets, this revised edition of World Population & Human Capital in the Twenty-First Century addresses the role of educational attainment in global population trends and models. Presenting the full chapter text of the original edition alongside a concise selection of data, it summarizes past trends in fertility, mortality, ... Read more

    $38.69 USD

  • Microsimulation Population Projections with SAS

    A Reference Guide

    by Guillaume Marois, Samir KC ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This open access book provides a step-by-step overview on how to build a microsimulation model with SAS. It shows how to convert an already existing multistate projection by age, sex, education and region into a microsimulation model. Two new dimensions are then added, either the labor force participation and the sector of activity, and/or some examples of outputs and alternative scenarios that ... Read more

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  • Cybersecurity of Digital Service Chains

    Challenges, Methodologies, and Tools

    Edited by Joanna Kołodziej, Matteo Repetto, Armend Duzha ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    This open access book presents the main scientific results from the H2020 GUARD project. The GUARD project aims at filling the current technological gap between software management paradigms and cybersecurity models, the latter still lacking orchestration and agility to effectively address the dynamicity of the former. This book provides a comprehensive review of the main concepts, architectures, ... Read more

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  • GIS and Spatial Analysis for the Social Sciences

    Coding, Mapping, and Modeling

    by Robert Nash Parker, Emily K. Asencio ...
    Series series Sociology Re-Wired
    This is the first book to provide sociologists, criminologists, political scientists, and other social scientists with the methodological logic and techniques for doing spatial analysis in their chosen fields of inquiry.The book contains a wealth of examples as to why these techniques are worth doing, over and above conventional statistical techniques using SPSS or other statistical packages.GIS ... Read more

    $126.99 USD

  • Using R for Data Analysis in Social Sciences

    A Research Project-Oriented Approach

    by Quan Li ...
    Statistical analysis is common in the social sciences, and among the more popular programs is R. This book provides a foundation for undergraduate and graduate students in the social sciences on how to use R to manage, visualize, and analyze data. The focus is on how to address substantive questions with data analysis and replicate published findings. Using R for Data Analysis in Social Sciences ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Privacy, Big Data, and the Public Good

    Frameworks for Engagement

    Edited by Julia Lane, Victoria Stodden, Stefan Bender, Helen Nissenbaum ...
    Massive amounts of data on human beings can now be analyzed. Pragmatic purposes abound, including selling goods and services, winning political campaigns, and identifying possible terrorists. Yet 'big data' can also be harnessed to serve the public good: scientists can use big data to do research that improves the lives of human beings, improves government services, and reduces taxpayer costs. In ... Read more

    $40.19 USD

  • Register-based Statistics

    Statistical Methods for Administrative Data

    by Anders Wallgren, Britt Wallgren ...
    Series series Wiley Series in Survey Methodology
    This book provides a comprehensive and up to date treatment of theory and practical implementation in Register-based statistics. It begins by defining the area, before explaining how to structure such systems, as well as detailing alternative approaches. It explains how to create statistical registers, how to implement quality assurance, and the use of IT systems for register-based statistics. ... Read more

    $97.00 USD

  • Developments in Demographic Forecasting

    Edited by Stefano Mazzuco, Nico Keilman ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This open access book presents new developments in the field of demographic forecasting, covering both mortality, fertility and migration. For each component emerging methods to forecast them are presented. Moreover, instruments for forecasting evaluation are provided. Bayesian models, nonparametric models, cohort approaches, elicitation of expert opinion, evaluation of probabilistic forecasts are ... Read more

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  • Responsible AI

    Implementing Ethical and Unbiased Algorithms

    by Sray Agarwal, Shashin Mishra ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    This book is written for software product teams that use AI to add intelligent models to their products or are planning to use it. As AI adoption grows, it is becoming important that all AI driven products can demonstrate they are not introducing any bias to the AI-based decisions they are making, as well as reducing any pre-existing bias or discrimination.The responsibility to ensure that the AI ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Methodological Developments in Data Linkage

    by Katie Harron, Harvey Goldstein, Chris Dibben ...
    Series series Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics
    A comprehensive compilation of new developments in data linkage methodologyThe increasing availability of large administrative databases has led to a dramatic rise in the use of data linkage, yet the standard texts on linkage are still those which describe the seminal work from the 1950-60s, with some updates. Linkage and analysis of data across sources remains problematic due to lack of ... Read more

    $89.00 USD

  • Towards Bayesian Model-Based Demography

    Agency, Complexity and Uncertainty in Migration Studies

    by Jakub Bijak, Philip A. Higham, Jason Hilton, Martin Hinsch, Sarah Nurse, Toby Prike, Oliver Reinhardt, Peter W.F. Smith, Adelinde M. Uhrmacher, Tom Warnke ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This open access book presents a ground-breaking approach to developing micro-foundations for demography and migration studies. It offers a unique and novel methodology for creating empirically grounded agent-based models of international migration – one of the most uncertain population processes and a top-priority policy area. The book discusses in detail the process of building a simulation ... Read more

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  • Disrupting Dark Networks

    by Sean F. Everton ...
    Series Book 34 - Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences
    Disrupting Dark Networks focuses on how social network analysis can be used to craft strategies to track, destabilize and disrupt covert and illegal networks. The book begins with an overview of the key terms and assumptions of social network analysis and various counterinsurgency strategies. The next several chapters introduce readers to algorithms and metrics commonly used by social network ... Read more

    $50.89 USD