Distribution of Closed Birth Intervals in a Heterogeneous Population
Shankar Dihidar
Mathematical Population Studies, 2012, vol. 19, issue 3, 130-146
Abstract:
The probability distribution of parity-specific closed birth intervals in a heterogeneous population of women is obtained from Biswas' (1980) concept of gradually decreasing fecundabilities. The distribution of parity-specific last closed birth intervals and its moments of various orders are derived for a heterogeneous female population. Simulations are used to compare with models for a homogeneous female population with constant fecundability. The consideration of heterogeneity allows a better fit for empirical closed birth intervals.
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1080/08898480.2012.693847
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