title: Quadratic fractional age assumption revisited.
abstract: This paper introduces a quadratic fractional age assumption which makes the force of mortality and survival function continuous at all ages. The necessary and sufficient condition for the assumption to be valid is derived. Important life table parameters are estimated and applications are shown using several life table data.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Nebraska, Kearney, NE 68849, USA. hossains@unk.edu
authors.forename: Syed A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Hossain
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015993:Life Tables; D015233:Models, Statistical; D016019:Survival Analysis