Vol. 48 No. 11 (2018)
DEBATES

Secrets and Mysteries of Demographic Statistics

Yu. Ershov
Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering, SB RAS, Novosibirsk

Published 2018-10-29

Keywords

  • Reliability of information,
  • interpretation of statistical indicators,
  • migration growth,
  • anomalies of the sex and age structure of the population,
  • life expectancy,
  • age-specific mortality rates
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How to Cite

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Ershov Ю. Secrets and Mysteries of Demographic Statistics. ECO [Internet]. 2018 Oct. 29 [cited 2024 Oct. 2];48(11):177-92. Available from: https://ecotrends.ru/index.php/eco/article/view/1705

Abstract

Working with statistical indicators often requires additional information to be understood and interpreted correctly. Some data can be considered either a manufacturing defect, or evidence that there was an event close to almost incredible. The article gives examples of such strange indicators and their author`s interpretation.