We study the ergodic theory of a one-parameter family of interval maps
arising from generalized continued fraction algorithms. First of all, we prove
a central limit theorem for bounded variation observables and for the metric
entropy. Moreover, we discuss the stability of the spectral decomposition of
the Ruelle-Perron-Frobenius operator as the parameter alpha varies.
We consider the one-parameter family of interval maps arising from
generalized continued fraction expansions known as alpha-continued fractions.
For such maps, we perform a numerical study of the behaviour of metric entropy
as a function of the parameter. The behaviour of entropy is known to be quite
regular for parameters for which a matching condition on the orbits of the
endpoints holds.