So we are given a "Life Table for the Total Population" in the US, which includes values for [sub:1uamokws]t[/sub:1uamokws]q[sub:1uamokws]x[/sub:1uamokws] , l[sub:1uamokws]x[/sub:1uamokws] , [sub:1uamokws]t[/sub:1uamokws]d[sub:1uamokws]x[/sub:1uamokws] , etc and it says use this table and an assumption of uniform distribution of deaths in each year of age to find the median of the future lifetime of a person a) age 0 and b) age 50. I'm not sure what equation you would use to solve this ... is anyone familiar with this stuff? Thanks!
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Use l[sub:1ng3uqfd]x[/sub:1ng3uqfd] and just look at it.
What is the beginning Radix? In other words, how many lives are at the beginning of the study of the cohort? If it is 100,000, simply find 50,000 in the table.
[Hint: It may require some linear interpolation. This is why they told you about the UDD assumption.]
What is the beginning Radix? In other words, how many lives are at the beginning of the study of the cohort? If it is 100,000, simply find 50,000 in the table.
[Hint: It may require some linear interpolation. This is why they told you about the UDD assumption.]