ypart

Year

month digits (string or integer, 1 or 2 characters)

Month

Day of month digits (string or integer, 1 or 2 characters)

logical. Default TRUE. Assume 365 days in a year.

reproduce.matlab

logical. if <code>TRUE</code>, June 30 or July 1 will always return .5.

detect.mid.year

logical. default <code>TRUE</code>. Should Jan 1 always be 0 and Dec 31 always be 1?

detect.start.end

The fraction returned by this is used e.g. for intercensal estimates. Function uses &#39;lubridate&#39; package to handle dates elegantly.

A set of three two-census methods to the estimate the degree of death registration coverage for a population. Implemented methods include the Generalized Growth Balance method (GGB), the Synthetic Extinct Generation method (SEG), and a hybrid of the two, GGB-SEG. Each method offers automatic estimation, but users may also specify exact parameters or use a graphical interface to guess parameters in the traditional way if desired.

ypart: determine the proportion of a year passed as of a particular date

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