Qualitative view
Existing methods for forecasting mortality. Methods without covariates ; Methods with covariates
Statistical modeling. The model ; Priors over grouped continuous variables ; Model selection ; Adding priors over time and space ; Comparisons and extensions
Estimation. Markov Chain Monte Carlo estimation ; Fast estimation without Markov Chains
Empirical evidence. Illustrative analyses ; Comparative analyses ; Concluding remarks ; A. Notation
B. Mathematical refresher
C. Improper normal priors
D. Discretization of the derivative operator
E. Smoothness over graphs.
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Demographic forecasting by Federico Girosi. ISBN 9780691130958. Published by Princeton University Press in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
