Editorial on p-values
23 October 2022
In the last few years, the American Statistical Association has published position statements on the correct use and interpretation of p-values and on avoiding possible traps in applied statistical work. As much of empirical research in demography relies on statistical methods, in order to meet the challenge, Demographic Research has now also issued editorial guidance on our expectations regarding statistical rigour and replicability in empirical work. Please find the full editorial here:
demographic-research.org/.../vol41/32
Recent Articles
23 March 2023 | research article
»Geographical distance between child and parent after a union dissolution in Sweden, 1974–2011
Jani Turunen, Maria Brandén, Karin Lundström
Volume: 48 Article ID: 17 Pages: 439–482
22 March 2023 | descriptive finding 
»How much time is left? International trends in parenthood expectancy
Erich Striessnig, Alessandra Trimarchi
Volume: 48 Article ID: 16 Pages: 421–438
21 March 2023 | research article
»Delayed first births and completed fertility across the 1940–1969 birth cohorts
Eva Beaujouan, Kryštof Zeman, Mathías Nathan
Volume: 48 Article ID: 15 Pages: 387–420
16 March 2023 | descriptive finding
»A register-based account of period trends in union prevalence, entries, and exits by educational level for men and women in Finland
Marika Jalovaara, Linus Andersson
Volume: 48 Article ID: 14 Pages: 373–386
10 March 2023 | research article
»World population aging as a function of period demographic conditions
Fernando Fernandes, Cássio M. Turra, Eduardo L.G. Rios Neto
Volume: 48 Article ID: 13 Pages: 353–372
07 March 2023 | descriptive finding
»Differential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on excess mortality and life expectancy loss within the Hispanic population
Elizabeth Arias, Betzaida Tejada-Vera
Volume: 48 Article ID: 12 Pages: 339–352
28 February 2023 | replication
»The question of the human mortality plateau: Contrasting insights by longevity pioneers
Linh Hoang Khanh Dang, Carlo Giovanni Camarda, France Meslé, Nadine Ouellette, Jean-Marie Robine, Jacques Vallin
Volume: 48 Article ID: 11 Pages: 321–338
22 February 2023 | research article
»Union formation and fertility amongst immigrants from Pakistan and their descendants in the United Kingdom: A multichannel sequence analysis
Joseph Harrison, Katherine Keenan, Frank Sullivan, Hill Kulu
Volume: 48 Article ID: 10 Pages: 271–320
21 February 2023 | review article
»Migrating to a new country in late life: A review of the literature on international retirement migration
Esma Betül Savaş, Juul Spaan, Kène Henkens, Matthijs Kalmijn, Hendrik P. van Dalen
Volume: 48 Article ID: 9 Pages: 233–270
16 February 2023 | research article
»The sex preference for children in Europe: Children’s sex and the probability and timing of births
Ewa Cukrowska-Torzewska, Magdalena Grabowska
Volume: 48 Article ID: 8 Pages: 203–232
