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Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling Volume II, Technical Papers (1991) / Chapter Skim
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... Second, unlike microsimulation models, it is not difficult to separate specific sources of uncertainty in population projections. They are ultimately linked to just four model components: the baseline population or assumptions governing fertility, mortality, and international migration.
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  • population projections
  • census bureau
  • population projection
  • projection models
  • sensitivity analysis

  • population size
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  • baseline population
  • simulation models
  • confidence intervals

  • future population
  • decennial census
  • low projections
  • external validation
  • microsimulation model

  • confidence interval
  • sensitivity analyses
  • security administration
  • projected population
  • model validation

  • simulation model
  • alternative assumptions


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