Table 7 Estimates of parameters of Modified Gompertz Model for India and 6 selected states.

From: Experiments in modeling recent Indian fertility pattern

Region

Modified Gompertz Model

α

β

γ

m

India

4.3619

4.0885

13.1039

16.4648

Punjab

4.2900

4.0528

9.67184

17.8301

Uttar Pradesh

4.7330

4.3582

13.316

17.0962

West Bengal

4.1874

3.9694

11.7965

14.966

Tripura

5.1183

4.7769

8.99602

13.1106

Gujarat

4.2689

4.0249

13.2025

16.9462

Karnataka

3.8511

3.698

13.2892

17.0609