Point and interval forecasts of mortality rates and life expectancy: A comparison of ten principal component methods

Demographic Research

Volumn 25, Issue , 2011, Pages 173-214

  Shang, Han Lin ^a   Booth, Heather ^b   Hyndman, Rob J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 80054055436     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2011.25.5     Document Type: Article

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