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Using Skew-Logistic Probability Density Function as a Model for Age-Specific Fertility Rate Pattern
Joint Authors
Asili, Sahar
Rezaei, Sadegh
Najjar, Lotfollah
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Fertility rate is one of the most important global indexes.
Past researchers found models which fit to age-specific fertility rates.
For example, mixture probability density functions have been proposed for situations with bi-modal fertility patterns.
This model is less useful for unimodal age-specific fertility rate patterns, so a model based on skew-symmetric (skew-normal) pdf was proposed by Mazzuco and Scarpa (2011) which was flexible for unimodal and bimodal fertility patterns.
In this paper, we introduce skew-logistic probability density function as a better model: its residuals are less than those of the skew-normal model and it can more precisely estimate the parameters of the model.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Asili, Sahar& Rezaei, Sadegh& Najjar, Lotfollah. 2014. Using Skew-Logistic Probability Density Function as a Model for Age-Specific Fertility Rate Pattern. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-498275
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Asili, Sahar…[et al.]. Using Skew-Logistic Probability Density Function as a Model for Age-Specific Fertility Rate Pattern. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-498275
American Medical Association (AMA)
Asili, Sahar& Rezaei, Sadegh& Najjar, Lotfollah. Using Skew-Logistic Probability Density Function as a Model for Age-Specific Fertility Rate Pattern. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-498275
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-498275