A General Theory of Life Table Construction and a Precise Abridged Life Table Method

DOI10.1002/BIMJ.4710330204zbMath0735.62102OpenAlexW2023200740WikidataQ51654956 ScholiaQ51654956MaRDI QIDQ3982204

John J. Hsieh

Publication date: 26 June 1992

Published in: Biometrical Journal (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/bimj.4710330204

zbMATH Keywords

spline interpolationintegrationdifferentiationhazard functionsurvival functionslife expectancyGompertz functionsurvivorship functionage-specific death ratesabridged life tablescurrent mortality analysislife table constructionunification of existing life table methods

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of statistics to biology and medical sciences; meta analysis (62P10) Population dynamics (general) (92D25)

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