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| Land, Kenneth C. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedLand, Kenneth C. – Social Forces, 2001
Examines the definition, construction, and interpretation of social indicators. Shows how standard classes of formalisms used to construct models in contemporary sociology are derived from the general theory of models. Reviews recent model building and evaluation related to active life expectancy among the elderly, fertility rates, and indicators…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Child Welfare, Data Interpretation, Mathematical Models
