title: Indirect estimation of infant mortality trends:  simulation tests on the Feeney method.
abstract: The methods developed by Griffith Feeney for the indirect estimation of infant mortality are reviewed and tested using simulated data.  It is concluded that the proposed method provides excellent results if all the specified conditions are satisfied.  "The 'short-cut' method usually applied is appropriate only when the age-pattern of mortality is of (or close to) the Brass type.  The more general method involving the solution of a complex equation will otherwise have to be used."  By "simulating ideal situations where the method should otherwise work, the article shows the type and level of error that results when the age-pattern of mortality does not correspond to that of the model.  The non-respect of other assumptions means a risk of further error but the crucial assumption is that which concerns mortality."  (summary in FRE, ITA)
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fernando
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D003710:Demography; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D007226:Infant Mortality; D008722:Methods; D009026:Mortality; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Age Factors; Demographic Factors; Error Sources; Estimation Technics; Evaluation; Evaluation Report; Indirect Estimation Technics; Infant Mortality; Measurement; Methodological Studies; Mortality; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; World