Fk {cdlei} | R Documentation |
Curve Probability function
Description
A simple discrete-time function accounting for the probability that HIV will be cured by time t. Assume the curve function begins at age 0.
Usage
Fk(age, k)
Arguments
age |
age of person |
k |
cure probability parameter |
Value
Fk |
curve probability function |
Author(s)
Peter Adamic, Alicja Wolny-Dominiak
References
1. Adamic, P. (2008). Cause-deleted life expectancy improvement in the presence of
left and right censoring. Belgian Actuarial Bulletin, 8: 17-21.
2. Brown, R.L. (1997). Introduction to the Mathematics of Demography, 3rd ed, Winsted, Connecticut: Actex.
Examples
data(lifeData)
Fk(lifeData$age, 0.02)
[Package cdlei version 1.0 Index]