Analyse démographique des biographies
Collection : Manuels and Textes fondamentaux
1989, 268 pages- I. Extending the scope of longitudinal analysis
1. Observation of event histories
2. Formalization of the analysis
3. Methods of estimation using censored observations
4. Study of a single event
5. Reciprocical study of interactions between two events
6. Extending to more complex situations
- II. Extending the scope of regression models
7. Statistical formalization of parametric analysis
8. Methods of estimation of parametric models
9. Methods of semi-parametric models
10. Conclusion
This book constitutes the first review of the techniques of event history analysis in demography. During the 1970s, the amount of reliable data made available as a result of surveys increased enormously. At the same time, statistical and computational techniques developed to allow the new data to be handled.
This treatment of the subject gives a detailed treatment of the techniques of event history analysis. It provides not only a thorough description of models, but also a theoretical presentation of this new research path without losing sight of the underlying application to population dynamics.
It will serve as a handbook of methodology for demographers and other social scientists interested in the study of the timing of events in individual lives.
