title: A consistency algorithm based on information theory.
abstract: "This paper provides a geometric-mean solution to the consistency problem of multidimensional demographic projection models, based on the constrained minimization of an entropy function.  A comparison with the existing harmonic-mean solution yields many similarities and almost no differences....However, one major advantage of the geometric mean is that its corresponding distance function is firmly based on (information) theory." (SUMMARY IN FRE)
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Van Imhoff
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005544:Forecasting; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012106:Research; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Comparative Studies; Estimation Technics; Evaluation; Mathematical Model; Models, Theoretical; Population Projection; Research Methodology; Studies; World