syntymäkohorteilla
Syntymäkohorteilla refers to a group of individuals born during the same specific period, typically a year or a few years. This concept is fundamental in demography, epidemiology, and social sciences for studying trends and patterns over time. By tracking a birth cohort, researchers can analyze how factors like healthcare, education, economic conditions, and lifestyle choices influence health outcomes, life expectancy, and social behaviors across a person's lifespan.
The use of birth cohorts allows for the examination of age-period-cohort effects. An age effect relates to
Longitudinal studies are often designed around birth cohorts, following the same individuals over many years to