Maternal Age at First Birth Data for Model Comparison

A 9.5 KB Excel file containing data on maternal age at first birth, used for comparing statistical models via information criteria and goodness-of-fit statistics. The dataset was authored by Adimias Wendimagegn Agegnehu and last updated on April 13, 2026. It is shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license on the figshare platform.

Use Cases

• Compare the fit of different statistical models for demographic data based on the described use of information criteria.
• Benchmark model performance on a specific demographic variable based on the described use of goodness-of-fit statistics.
• Analyze patterns in maternal age at first birth based on the core data variable mentioned in the title.

Strengths

• Dataset is openly licensed (CC-BY-4.0).
• File size is small (9.5 KB), facilitating quick download and inspection.
• Update timestamp is precise (2026-04 13 17:32:36).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

figshare

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Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-13 17:32:36; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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