sex_gap.model {MortalityGaps} | R Documentation |
Fit sex-gap model. This is a modified version of the Raftery linear model for sex differences in life expectancy. This is kind of a AR(2)-X sex_gap ~ sex_gap1 + sex_gap2 + narrow_level
Description
Fit sex-gap model. This is a modified version of the Raftery linear model for sex differences in life expectancy. This is kind of a AR(2)-X sex_gap ~ sex_gap1 + sex_gap2 + narrow_level
Usage
sex_gap.model(X, tau, A)
Arguments
X |
Input data object generated by prepare_data function. |
tau |
The level of female life expectancy at which the sex-gap is
expected to stop widening and to start narrowing. If |
A |
The level of female life expectancy where we assume no further
change in the sex-gap. If |
[Package MortalityGaps version 1.0.7 Index]