92
Life Table Methods
In the actuarial (e.g., insurance) setting
•The
time intervals are often chosen by years, decades, etc.
•The
data are presented for each year as
– Nj: Number of
subjects at risk at start of interval
– Cj: Number
censored during interval
•(these
will contribute half a person-year)
– Dj: Number of
events in interval