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A Comparison of Nonparametric Methods in the Graduation of Mortality: Application to Data from the Valencia Region (Spain)

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Debón Aucejo, AM.; Montes-Suay, F.; Sala-Garrido, R. (2006). A Comparison of Nonparametric Methods in the Graduation of Mortality: Application to Data from the Valencia Region (Spain). International Statistical Review. 74(2):215-233. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-5823.2006.tb00171.x

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Title: A Comparison of Nonparametric Methods in the Graduation of Mortality: Application to Data from the Valencia Region (Spain)
Author: Debón Aucejo, Ana María Montes-Suay, Francisco Sala-Garrido, Ramón
UPV Unit: Universitat Politècnica de València. Departamento de Estadística e Investigación Operativa Aplicadas y Calidad - Departament d'Estadística i Investigació Operativa Aplicades i Qualitat
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[EN] The nonparametric graduation of mortality data aims to estimate death rates by carrying out a smoothing of the crude rates obtained directly from original data. The main difference with regard to parametric models is ...[+]
Subjects: GAM , Kernel smoothing , Life tables , LOESS , Splines
Copyrigths: Reserva de todos los derechos
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International Statistical Review. (issn: 0306-7734 )
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-5823.2006.tb00171.x
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Blackwell Publishing
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-5823.2006.tb00171.x
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info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/GVA//GRUPOS03%2F189/
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MEC//MTM2004-06231/ES/MODELIZACION ESTADISTICA PARA DATOS CON IMPLANTACION ESPACIAL Y EVOLUCION TEMPORAL. APLICACIONES EN TABLAS DINAMICAS DE MORTALIDAD Y POTENCIALES EVOCADOS EN PSICOLOGIA Y NEUROFISIOLOGIA./
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The authors are indebted to the anonymous referees whose suggestions improved the original manuscript. This work was partially supported by a grant from MEyC (Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, Spain, project MTM-2004-06231).The ...[+]
Type: Artículo

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