Fk {cdlei}

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)