BRIDGE OF LIFE: ANIMATIONS
described
in the article
Cultural imagery and statistical models of the force
of mortality: Addison, Gompertz and Pearson.
Turner EL and Hanley JA. J. R. Statist. Soc. A (2010) 173, Part 3, pp. 483-499.
and in various presentations, e.g.,
presentation by JH to the Statistical Society of Montreal
BRIDGES OF LIFE -- after Addison, 1711
If your OS allows it, the following lifetables can be animated using the java app.
This R code provides another (albeit slower) way: * Sweden, Female, 1751-1851 (cohort) * England, Male, 1871-1880 (current) * France, 1895 (current)
Male
* France, 1895-2004 (cohort)
Male
Female
* Switzerland, 1895-2004 (cohort)
Male
Female
* Canada, Female, 2000-2002 (current) * PhD in Epidemiology & Biostatistics (1970-2002)
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BRIDGES OF LIFE -- after Pearson, 1897 * England, Male, 1871-1880 (current)
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