A weighted clustering of population pyramids for the world's countries, 1996, 2001, 2006

Bibliographic Data

ID4267335
AuthorsSimona Korenjak-Černe (University of Ljubljana), Simona Korenjak‐Černe (0000-0002-2715-2210, University of Ljubljana), Nataša Kejžar (0000-0003-3069-9863, University of Ljubljana), Vladimir Batagelj (0000-0002-0240-9446, University of Ljubljana)
Year2015
Volume69
Issue1
Pages105-120
Publication date2015-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePopulation Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-4728 • E-ISSN: 1477-4747
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00324728.2014.954597
PMID25309982
OpenAlexW2054910899
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited16

This paper presents clusters of the world's countries obtained by a novel weighted clustering method. The approach is based on data representations with symbolic descriptions of age-sex structures. To obtain clusters with similar descriptions, a weighted clustering method is used which is suitable for data described with discrete distributions. In contrast to the classical approach, this method allows the population of each sex to be included in the clustering process, thereby obtaining a representative age-sex structure corresponding to all the countries contained in the cluster. Observing the data over time reveals clusters of countries with similar changes in their population age-sex distributions. The resulting population pyramids are presented for 1996, 2001, and 2006

Cluster (spacecraft) · Cluster analysis · Contrast (vision) · Data mining · Geography · Population · Sociology · Statistics · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Demography · Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management · Mathematics

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