A general formulation of the life table
A description of the life table in a general form is presented. The underlying probability structure is taken to be that of a discontinuous Markov process. The computational formulas for the various life-table functions are given. Other possible formulations of the general life table are also outlin...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Mathematical biosciences 1983-01, Vol.63 (2), p.241-252 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | A description of the life table in a general form is presented. The underlying probability structure is taken to be that of a discontinuous Markov process. The computational formulas for the various life-table functions are given. Other possible formulations of the general life table are also outlined. A discussion of the limitations and possible biases in various formulations is included. |
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| ISSN: | 0025-5564 1879-3134 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0025-5564(82)90041-4 |