 Random Deviations and Systematic Errors and Their Impact on Life Table IndicatorsNikola Cholakov
Nauchni trudove, 2004, issue 1, 368-412 Abstract: Statistical data processing of demographic information in Bulgaria seems to be excessively elongated and complicated - from the death reports through different local and central administrative units, the population register up to the national statistical authority. Such a transportation and exchange of information on different carriers through different departments might be a premise for errors and discrepancies of diverse nature which might affect even the most analytical indicators like those of the life tables. The risk of accidental, inaccurate or incorrect application of the corresponding methodologies of data processing should not be underestimated too. The problems of random deviations and systematic errors are examined in the study and a wide range of solutions are sought for the impact on the life table indicators both within the stochastics of the life table generation and the demographic processes in general as well as external to demography factors. In the process it is shown how some intermediate results could be used for comparative analysis of mortality using life table data bearing in mind the variability of the indicators due to different factors. Date: 2004 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:nwe:natrud:y:2004:i:1:p:368-412 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Nauchni trudove from University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria Contact information at EDIRC. |
Is your work missing from RePEc? Here is how to contribute.
Questions or problems? Check the EconPapers FAQ or send mail to .
EconPapers is hosted by the
School of Business at Örebro University.