Simple versus complex models: Evaluation, accuracy, and combining

DOI10.1080/08898489509525406MaRDI QIDQ4353454zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Dennis A. Ahlburg

Publication date 11 September 1997

Published in Mathematical Population Studies (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1080/08898489509525406

zbMATH Keywords

causal modelscombining forecastscomplexitydemographyforecasting modelsnoncausal modelssimplicity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Mathematical geography and demography (91D20)

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