PPHR9762 Applied Population Data Analysis

Associate Professor Gour Dasvarma

Topic not offered in 2018

2018

4.5

2 x 50-minute lectures weekly
4 x 2-hour workshops per semester

1 of PPHR9005, PPHR9702, PPHR9712 has been successfully completed

Methods of population data analysis by using both direct and indirect techniques.required to analyse population change and distribution and a working knowledge in the application of these techniques to estimate important demographic parameters
Practical skills for the analysis and interpretation of the levels and trends in population variables focusing on fertility, mortality and migration and their relations with variables of interest in the study of population and development
A working knowledge of population projections and their interpretations

The topic complements the theoretical approaches taken in the other core topics in the Applied Population Studies program.

The topic aims to give students a working knowledge of a range of direct and indirect techniques of analysing population change and distribution and the measurement or estimation of population parameters
It aims to impart practical skills in the analysis and interpretation of the levels and trends in population variables, focusing on fertility, mortality, migration and population projections
It aims to highlight the relationship of population variables with other major variables of interest in the study of population and development
It aims to provide students with knowledge in data analysis which would complement the theoretical approaches taken in other core topics of the Applied Population Studies program

At the completion of the topic, students are expected to be able to:

Apply their working knowledge of the basic techniques of analysing population change and distribution; and the measurement and/or estimation of population parameters to analyse and interpret the levels and trends in population variables focusing particularly on the analysis of fertility, mortality, migration, and population projections
Apply their knowledge of, and practical skills in the techniques of population data analysis to test some of the major theories in the study of population and development

Key dates and timetable

Timetable details for 2018 are no longer published.

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