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标题：Sequence Analysis in Demographic Research
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作者：Francesco C. Billari
期刊名称：Canadian Studies in Population
印刷版ISSN：1927-629X
出版年度：2001
卷号：28
期号：2
页码：439-458
出版社：Population Research Laboratory, University of Alberta
摘要：This paper examines the salient features of sequence analysis in demographic research. The new approach allows a holistic perspective on life course analysis, and is based on a representation of lives as sequences of states. Some of the methods for analysing such data are sketched, from complex description to optimal matching to monothetic divisive algorithms. After a short illustration of a demographically relevant example, the needs in terms of data collection and the opportunities of applying the same approach to synthetic data are discussed.