| probs2lifetable {lifecontingencies} | R Documentation |
Life table from probabilities
Description
This function returns a newly created lifetable object given either survival or death (one year) probabilities)
Usage
probs2lifetable(probs, radix = 10000, type = "px", name = "ungiven")
Arguments
probs |
A real valued vector representing either one year survival or death probabilities. The last value in the vector must be either 1 or 0, depending if it represents death or survival probabilities respectively. |
radix |
The radix of the life table. |
type |
Character value either "px" or "qx" indicating how probabilities must be interpreted. |
name |
The character value to be put in the corresponding slot of returned object. |
Details
The \omega value is the length of the probs vector.
Value
A lifetable object.
Warning
The function is provided as is, without any guarantee regarding the accuracy of calculation. We disclaim any liability for eventual losses arising from direct or indirect use of this software.
Note
This function allows to use mortality projection given by other softwares with the lifecontingencies package.
Author(s)
Giorgio A. Spedicato
References
Actuarial Mathematics (Second Edition), 1997, by Bowers, N.L., Gerber, H.U., Hickman, J.C., Jones, D.A. and Nesbitt, C.J.
See Also
Examples
fakeSurvivalProbs=seq(0.9,0,by=-0.1)
newTable=probs2lifetable(fakeSurvivalProbs,type="px",name="fake")
head(newTable)
tail(newTable)