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A simple application of probability model for the mean age at marriage

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An attempt has been made in this paper to examine the age pattern of marriage among Nepalese women. A lognormal distribution has been used and applied to the data from Nepal Fertility Survey (1986). The estimation procedure has been carried out by using method of moments and maximum likelihood method. (author). 6 refs, 1 tab

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7 p.
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IC--89/192

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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
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20080541
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
AGE GROUPS; HUMAN POPULATIONS; MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD FIT; MOMENTS METHOD; NEPAL; PROBABILITY; STATISTICS; WOMEN
Descriptors DEC
ANIMALS; ASIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALES; MAMMALS; MAN; MATHEMATICS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; POPULATIONS; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATES