lt_id_l_q: Derive lifetable death probabilities from survivorship.

View source: R/lt_id.R

lt_id_l_qR Documentation

Derive lifetable death probabilities from survivorship.

Description

This lifetable identity is the same no matter what kind of lifetable is required. You can find it in any demography textbook.

Usage

lt_id_l_q(lx)

Arguments

lx

numeric. Vector of age-specific lifetable survivorship.

Details

The vector returned is the same length as lx.

Value

qx values of age-specific mortality rates. The last value is always 1.0

References

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preston2000demographyDemoTools


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