Abstract
This chapter discusses the various statistical methods used in assembling and processing data. It begins with a consideration of how the population estimates have been assembled and how the numbers of deaths have been handled including the use of interpolation. A specific problem occurs where the data on numbers of deaths for the standard population are not available for the five year age group for which it is desired; a section discusses how this is dealt with.
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Alderson, M. (1981). Statistical method. In: International Mortality Statistics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03855-8_5
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