An evaluation of the performance of kernel estimators for graduating mortality data

Journal of Population Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 185-197

  Peristera, Paraskevi ^a   Kostaki, Anastasia ^a  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bandwidth parameter; Gasser Muller estimator; Heligman Pollard model; Kernel regression estimators; Kernel weighted local linear estimator; Local linear fitting; Mortality graduation; Nadaraya Watson estimator; Nonparametric techniques

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; MORTALITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 33846665853     PISSN: 14432447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03031828     Document Type: Article

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