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Questions and Exercises
- What is model? How does model building advance knowledge in a particular field?
- What is the difference between mathematical and statistical models?
- Describe the assumptions of stable population model? When does a stable population become stationary?
- How did stable population model help in indirect estimation of fertility and mortality rates for countries for which reliable data were lacking?
- What are the current issues in modelling of demographic processes?
- Discuss the major limitations of mathematical modelling.
- What is logistic growth model? For what purposes was logistic model used?
- Describe Zipf's model of migration. What improvements were made in this model to fit the empirical data?
- What are Ravenstein laws of migration?
- What is Brass's method of estimating the total fertility rate?
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