Smooth models of mortality with period shocks

Statistical Modelling

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 177-196

  Kirkby, JG ^a   Currie, ID ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Generalized linear array model; Mortality; P splines; Period shock; Smoothing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953184880     PISSN: 1471082X     EISSN: 14770342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471082X0801000204     Document Type: Article

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