Expanding an abridged life table

A question of interest in the demographic and actuarial fields is the estimation of the age-specific mortality pattern when data are given in age groups. Data can be provided in such a form usually because of systematic fluctuations caused by age heaping. This is a phenomenon usual to vital registra...

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Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2001-09-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol5/1/