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MortalityLaws (version 1.5.0)

find.my.case: Function that identifies the case/problem we have to solve It also performs several checks

Description

Function that identifies the case/problem we have to solve It also performs several checks

Usage

find.my.case(Dx = NULL, Ex = NULL, mx = NULL, qx = NULL, lx = NULL,
  dx = NULL)

Arguments

Dx

Object containing death counts. An element of the Dx object represents the number of deaths during the year to persons aged x to x+n.

Ex

Exposure in the period. Ex can be approximated by the mid-year population aged x to x+n.

mx

Death rate in age interval [x, x+n).

qx

Probability of dying in age interval [x, x+n).

lx

Probability of survival up until age x.

dx

Deaths by life-table population in the age interval [x, x+n).