Sensitivity Analysis: Matrix Methods In Demography And Ecology

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Title:Sensitivity Analysis: Matrix Methods In Demography And Hal (Author)Description:This Open Access Book Shows How To Use Sensitivity Analysis In Demography It Presents New Methods For Individuals, Cohorts, And Populations, With Applications To Humans, Other Animals, And Plants The Analyses Are Based On Matrix Formulations Of Age-Classified, Stage-Classified, And Multistate Population Models Methods Are Presented For Linear And Nonlinear, Deterministic And Stochastic, And Time-Invariant And Time-Varying Cases Readers Will Discover Results On The Sensitivity Of Statistics Of Longevity, Life Disparity, Occupancy Times, The Net Reproductive Rate, And Statistics Of Markov Chain Models In Demography They Will Also See Applications Of Sensitivity Analysis To Population Growth Rates, Stable Population Structures, Reproductive Value, Equilibria Under Immigration And Nonlinearity, And Population Cycles Individual Stochasticity Is A Theme Throughout, With A Focus That Goes Beyond Expected Values To Include Variances In Demographic Outcomes The Calculations Are Easily And Accurately Implemented In Matrix-Oriented Programming Languages Such As Matlab Or R Sensitivity Analysis Will Help Readers Create Models To Predict The Effect Of Future Changes, To Evaluate Policy Effects, And To Identify Possible Evolutionary Responses To The Environment Complete With Many Examples Of The Application, The Book Will Be Of Interest To Researchers And Graduate Students In Human Demography And Population Biology The Material Will Also Appeal To Those In Mathematical Biology And Applied Mathematics ; This Open Access Book Provides A Comprehensive Presentation Of Sensitivity Analysis For Demographic Models Applicable To Populations Of Humans, Other Animals, And Plants Develops Mathematical Theory And Shows Examples Of Application Considers All Types Of Population Models (Linear And Nonlinear, Deterministic And Stochastic, Age-Classified And Stage-Classified) This Work Was Published By Saint Philip Street Press Pursuant To A Creative Commons License Permitting Commercial Use All Rights Not Granted By The Work\'s License Are Retained By The Author Or Authors Binding:Hardcover, HardcoverPublisher:Saint Philip Street PressPublication Date:2020-10-08Weight:2.2 lbsDimensions:0.75\'\' H x 11.02\'\' L x 8.5\'\' WNumber of Pages:306Language:English