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The (Im)precision of Life Expectancy Numbers.

Life expectancy figures for countries and population segments are increasingly being reported to more decimal places and used as indicators of the strengths or failings of countries' health and social systems. Reports seldom quantify their intrinsic statistical imprecision or the age-specific number...

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Published in:American Journal of Public Health Vol. 112; no. 8; pp. 1151 - 1161
Main Author: Hanley, James A.
Format: Article
Published: American Public Health Association Aug2022
Subjects:
Life expectancy
Social theory
Public health
Survival
Statistics
Accuracy
Data analysis
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