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The Indirect Estimation of Migration

Methods for Dealing with Irregular, Inadequate, and Missing Data

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Authors:
  1. Andrei Rogers

    1. Inst. Behavioral Science, Population Program, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, USA

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  2. James Raymer

    1. School of Social Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

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  3. Jani Little

    1. Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

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  • Converts irregular sample data into smooth and more valid migration patterns
  • Combines various migration data together to provide a more complete and accurate picture of population movements
  • Fills in the gaps found in historical censuses that lack a migration question as well as the migration data from data poor developing countries

Part of the book series: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis (PSDE, volume 26)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Andrei Rogers, James Raymer, Jani Little
    Pages 1-8

  3. Describing Age Structures of Migration

    • Andrei Rogers, James Raymer, Jani Little
    Pages 9-28

  4. Describing Spatial Structures of Migration

    • Andrei Rogers, James Raymer, Jani Little
    Pages 29-45

  5. Smoothing Age and Spatial Patterns

    • Andrei Rogers, James Raymer, Jani Little
    Pages 47-85

  6. Imposing Age and Spatial Patterns

    • Andrei Rogers, James Raymer, Jani Little
    Pages 87-119

  7. Inferring Age and Spatial Patterns

    • Andrei Rogers, James Raymer, Jani Little
    Pages 121-153

  8. Conclusion

    • Andrei Rogers, James Raymer, Jani Little
    Pages 155-158

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 159-170
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About this book

This book presents the culmination of our collaborative research, going back over 15 years (Rogers & Little, 1994), and for one of us, even longer (Rogers, 1967, 1973). It addresses a dif?cult, yet necessary, area of demographic research: what to do in data situations characterized by irregular, inadequate, or missing data. A common solution within the demographic community has been what is generally referred to as “indirect estimation”. In our work the focus has been on the indirect estimation of migration, and our use of the term “indirect” follows the description given in the 1983 United Nations manual, which de?ned it as “techniques suited for analysis of incomplete or defective demographic data” (United Nations, 1983, p. 1). We wrote this book with a goal to make it accessible to a reader familiar with introductory statistical modeling, at the level of regression and categorical data an- ysis using log – linear models. It is primarily intended to serve as a reference work for demographers, sociologists, geographers, economists, and regional planners.

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“The book contains much of interest to established researchers, but it should also prove helpful to those new to the area of migration modelling given its lucid descriptions of methods, simple examples and an accompanying website which contains data and programs. … this is an impressive volume. … The Indirect Estimation of Migration should provide an excellent reference for any researcher or practitioner involved in migration and projections research who has to deal with imperfect migration data.” (Tom Wilson, Journal of Population Research, Vol. 27, 2010)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Inst. Behavioral Science, Population Program, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, USA

    Andrei Rogers

  • School of Social Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

    James Raymer

  • Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

    Jani Little

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