Volume 29 - Article 43 | Pages 1187–1226
Integrating uncertainty in time series population forecasts: An illustration using a simple projection model
By Guy Abel, Jakub Bijak, Jonathan J. Forster, James Raymer, Peter W.F. Smith, Jackie S.T. Wong
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