Comparison of bayesian random-effects and traditional life expectancy estimations in small-area applications

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 176, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 929-937

  Jonker, Marcel F ^a   Van Lenthe, Frank J ^a   Congdon, Peter D ^a   Donkers, Bas ^a   Burdorf, Alex ^a   MacKenbach, Johan P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; life expectancy; Monte Carlo method; small area analysis

Indexed keywords

AGE; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; STANDARDIZATION;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BAYESIAN RANDOM EFFECT APPROACH; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; POPULATION SIZE; RELIABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BAYES THEOREM; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84869073815     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws152     Document Type: Article

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