On Sep 23, 2009, at 4:54 AM, MKHABELA,SN wrote:
Hi everyone
I want help in graduating the attached rates and checking for
goodness of fit and smoothness using R please help.
<Mortality rates for males and
females.txt>______________________________________________
You have provided the rates but not the death counts or person-years
of exposure that would be needed to create these rates. Such numbers
would be useful in doing a graduation that had a statistical basis. At
the moment I think you should be looking at the data and deciding
whether you can model as a Gompertz function which is the canonical
"mortality law":
mrates <- read.table(file="<path>/Mortality rates for males and
females.txt", header=T)
with(mrates, plot(Age, log(Males+.001))) # added 1/2 the minimum rate
to the zero entries
with(mrates, plot(Age, log(females+.0005)))
But I do not think you have given enough information or background to
take further steps. The plots are not entirely supportive of a
Gompertz model and is "telling" you that you need to think more deeply
about what the underlying situation really represents.
Of course, if this is homework, you have not been completely
forthright with us and should review your educational institution's
regulations.
--
David Winsemius, MD
Heritage Laboratories
West Hartford, CT
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