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Model fertility schedules revisited: The log-multiplicative model approach
(Elsevier, 1991-12)
This paper reconsiders Coale and Trussell's (1974) specification of model fertility schedules by age. It formally presents model fertility schedules within the framework of categorical data analysis. Specifically, births ...
Difference score correlations in relationship research: A conceptual primer
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 1999-12)
The practice of computing correlations between “difference” or “discrepancy” scores and an outcome variable is common in many areas of social science. Relationship researchers most commonly use difference scores to index ...
Decreased striatal monoaminergic terminals in multiple system atrophy detected with positron emission tomography
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1999-06)
We examined the density of striatal presynaptic monoaminergic terminals, using a ligand for the type 2 vesicular monoamine transporter, (+)-[ 11 C]dihydrotetrabenazine, with positron emission tomography in 7 normal control ...
Isotonic smoothing splines under sequential designs
(Elsevier, 1994-01)
Isotonic smoothing splines are introduced as a natural extension of ordinary isotonic estimates in the estimation of a regression function [mu](x)=E{Y|X=x}. A constructive characterization for the isotonic smoothing splines ...
Rural motor vehicle crash mortality: The role of crash severity and medical resources
(Elsevier, 1992-12)
We did a retrospective case control study to examine the relationship between the risk of dying for Michigan motor vehicle crash (MVC) drivers and the type of county (rural/nonrural) of crash occurrence, while adjusting ...
Interstate migration of the US poverty population: Immigration “pushes” and welfare magnet “pulls”
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Human Sciences Press; Human Sciences Press, Inc. ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1996-07)
This study evaluates the social and demographic structure of poverty migration during the 1985–90 period based on an analysis of recent census data. Particular attention is given to the roles of two policy-relevant factors ...
Division of family property in Taiwan
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 1993-01)
Since property ownership affords the elderly some control over resources and perhaps even support and respect from potential caretakers, examination of the decision to transfer property to children can help us gain insight ...