A Gompertz fit that fits: Applications to canadian fertility patterns |
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Authors: | Edmund M. Murphy Dhruva N. Nagnur |
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Affiliation: | 1. Census Research Subdivision, Statistics Canada, K1A OT7, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Abstract: | In this paper an attempt is made to refine the method of fitting the Gompertz function to the cumulative fertility rates by using iterative techniques. The method is tested with the historical data series for the Canadian population. The demographic implication of the parameters of the Gompertz function as fitted to the fertility distribution is examined, and the usefulness of the method in projecting future fertility trends is studied. The Makeham function is also fitted to the fertility distribution by the same iterative technique, and the relative efficiency of this function is compared with that of the Gompertz. |
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