Man pages for MortalityLaws
Parametric Mortality Models, Life Tables and HMD

addDetailsDepending on the chosen mortality law, additional details...
ageMsgWhat age(s) are we looking at?
ahmdMortalityLaws Test Data
AHMD_sampleAHMD sample Data object generated by the 'ReadAHMD()'...
AIC.MortalityLawAIC function for MortalityLaw
AUSregionsregion codes
availableHMDCheck Data Availability in HMD
availableLawsCheck Available Mortality Laws
availableLFCheck Available Loss Function
beardBeard Model - 1971
beard_makehamMakeham-Beard Model - 1971
bring_parametersBring or Rename Starting Parameters in the Law Functions
CANregionsCountry codes
carriere1Carriere Mortality Law - 1992
carriere2Carriere Mortality Law - 1992
check_input_ReadAHMDCheck input ReadAHMD
check_input_ReadCHMDCheck input ReadHMD
check_input_ReadHMDCheck input ReadHMD
check_input_ReadJMDCheck input ReadAHMD
check.MortalityLawFunction to check input data in MortalityLaw
CHMD_sampleCHMD sample Data object generated by the 'ReadCHMD()'...
choose_optimSelect an optimizing method
coale.demeny.axFind ax[1:2] indicators using Coale-Demeny coefficients Here...
compute.axFind ax indicator
convertFxConvert Life Table Indicators
data_formatData formats
deviance.MortalityLawdeviance function for MortalityLaw
df.residual.MortalityLawdf.residual function for MortalityLaw
dx_lxdx to lx
find.my.caseFunction that identifies the case/problem we have to solve
ggompertzGamma-Gompertz Model as in Vaupel et al. (1979)
gompertzGompertz Mortality Law - 1825
gompertz0Gompertz Mortality Law - informative parameterization
head_tailSummary function - display head and tail in a single...
HMDcountriesCountry codes
HMDindicesHMD Indices
HMD_sampleHMD sample Data object generated by the 'ReadHMD()' function.
HPHeligman-Pollard Mortality Law - 8 parameters - 1980
HP2Heligman-Pollard 2 Mortality Law - 8 parameters
HP3Heligman-Pollard 3 Mortality Law - 9 parameters
HP4Heligman-Pollard 4 Mortality Law - 9 parameters
invgompertzInverse-Gompertz Mortality Law - informative parameterization
invweibullInverse-Weibull Mortality Law
JMD_sampleJMD sample Data object generated by the 'ReadJMD()' function.
JPNregionsregion codes
kannistoKannisto Mortality Law - 1998
kannisto_makehamKannisto-Makeham Mortality Law - 1998
kostakiKostaki Model - 1992
LawTableCompute Life Tables from Parameters of a Mortality Law
LifeTableCompute Life Tables from Mortality Data
LifeTable.checkCheck LifeTable input
LifeTable.coreLifeTable.core
logLik.MortalityLawlogLik function for MortalityLaw
makehamMakeham Mortality Law - 1860
makeham0Makeham Mortality Law - informative parameterization
make_http_requestMake HTTP request
martinelleMartinelle Model - 1987
MortalityLawFit Mortality Laws
MortalityLawsMortalityLaws: Parametric Mortality Models, Life Tables and...
mx_qxmx to qx
objective_funFunction to be Optimize
oppermanOpperman Mortality Law - 1870
perksPerks Model - 1932
plot.MortalityLawPlot Function for MortalityLaw
predict.MortalityLawPredict function for MortalityLaw
print.availableLawsPrint availableLaws
print.availableLFPrint availableLF
print.LifeTablePrint LifeTable
print.MortalityLawPrint MortalityLaw
print.ReadAHMDPrint ReadCHMD
print.ReadCHMDPrint ReadCHMD
print.ReadHMDPrint ReadHMD
print.ReadJMDPrint ReadJMD
print.summary.MortalityLawPrint summary.MortalityLaw
quadraticQuadratic Model
ReadAHMDDownload the Australian Human Mortality Database (AHMD)
ReadCHMDDownload the Canadian Human Mortality Database (CHMD)
ReadHMDDownload The Human Mortality Database (HMD)
ReadHMD.coreFunction to Download Data for a one Country
ReadJMDDownload the Japanese Mortality Database (JMD)
rogersplanckRogers-Planck Model - 1983
saveMsgPrint message when saving an object
saveOutputSave Output in the working directory
scale_xScaling method for x vector
silerSiler Mortality Law - 1979
strehler_mildvanStrehler-Mildvan Model - 1960
substrRightExtracting the last n characters from a string
summary.MortalityLawSummary MortalityLaw
thieleThiele Mortality Law - 1871
uxAbove100Educate mx or qx on how to behave above age 100 if it gets in...
vandermaenVan der Maen Model - 1943
vandermaen2Van der Maen 2 Model - 1943
weibullWeibull Mortality Law - 1939
wittsteinWittstein Mortality Law - 1883
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