This work examines in depth the methodological relationships that probability and statistics have maintained with the social sciences. It covers both the history of thought and current methods. First, it examines in detail the history of the different paradigms and axioms for probability, from...

To estimate the structure of past populations by age at death, with only biological indicators available, paleodemographers have developed several methods that rely on a reference population whose biological indicators and ages at death are known. First, we examine these approaches with their...

This short paper considers a number of temporal and spatial models that can be used for international comparison of internal migration levels across all countries of the world. First, among the various spatial models used, the model linking migrations to the zoning of the territory provides a...

Courgeau (Daniel), Najim (Jamal). - Analysis of fragmentary biographies Some sources of longitudinal data, such as INSEE's permanent demographic sample and the social, geographic and wealth mobility survey by Dupaquier and Kessler, contain fragmentary demographic information. This article...

Courgeau Daniel. ? Family size and urbanization. Basing himself on information from a survey of family, occupational and migrational biographies, the author shows how the establishment of a nuclear family influences a couple's attitude to migration from or into a big city, and in turn, how this...

SUMMARY This study on multiple migrations between two different dates and on returns to places of former residence is based on the data collected in special inquiries. A longitudinal analysis of these inquiries makes it possible to study the relationships between the changes which have occured...

SUMMARY This study which was carried out in an urban area completes a previous study on the network of personal relationships which was undertaken in a country area. There is a strong generation element in relationships : most informants have relationships with people in their own age group....