Research Interests for Kenneth C. Land

Mathematical Sociology/Demography (population mathematics, stochastic models of social processes, models of macro social change); Social Statistics (linear models, path analysis, structural equation systems, Poisson and mixed Poisson regression models, time series analysis, sample selection bias methods, methods of evaluation research, techniques of social impact assessment); Demography (demographic accounting, applications of multistate life tables to schooling, labor force participation, voting, and active life expectancy, demography of aging, medical demography); Criminology (criminal opportunity theory, explanations of crime rate trends and distributions, micro-models of criminal careers); Organizations and Markets (environmental variability and technical efficiency, organizational effectiveness, organizational ecology, consumer satisfaction); Social Indicators, Social Trends, and Social Forecasts (construction of summary social indicators, forecasting models, limits to forecasting accuracy)

Keywords:

Mathematical Sociology/Demography , Social Statistics , Demography, Criminology, Organizations and Markets , Social Indicators, Social Trends, and Social Forecasts

Areas of Interest:

Mathematical Sociology/Demography
Social Statistics
Demography
Criminology
Organizations and Markets
Social Indicators, Social Trends, and Social Forecasts

Recent Publications

1. Verma, V; Khan, HTA; Nath, DC; Land, KC, Biostatistical Methods and Applications in Health Research: A Case Study Approach (December, 2025), pp. 1-335 [doi] [abs]
2. Li, M; Zhu, S; Wang, Z; Feng, Q; Zhang, J; Chao, F; Tang, W; George, L; Grundy, E; Murphy, M; Lutz, M; Dobra, A; Land, K; Zeng, Y, Optimized Random-Combinations of Total Fertility Rates and Life Expectancies at Birth for Probabilistic Population Projections, Population Research and Policy Review, vol. 44 no. 1 (February, 2025) [doi] [abs]
3. Zeng, Y; Chen, H; Liu, X; Song, Z; Yao, Y; Lei, X; Lv, X; Cheng, L; Chen, Z; Bai, C; Yin, Z; Lv, Y; Lu, J; Li, J; Land, KC; Yashin, A; O'Rand, AM; Sun, L; Yang, Z; Tao, W; Gu, J; Gottschalk, W; Tan, Q; Christensen, K; Hesketh, T; Tian, X-L; Yang, H; Egidi, V; Caselli, G; Robine, J-M; Wang, H; Shi, X; Vaupel, JW; Lutz, MW; Nie, C; Min, J, Genetic associations with longevity are on average stronger in females than in males., Heliyon, vol. 10 no. 1 (January, 2024), pp. e23691 [doi] [abs]
4. Land, KC; Lamb, VL, Child and Youth Well-Being Index (CWI), in Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well Being Research (January, 2024), pp. 747-752 [doi]
5. Land, KC, Composite Index Construction, in Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well Being Research (January, 2024), pp. 1270-1274 [doi]