Parameterized Models

[alecloudenback]

Add the remaining parametric models. A great reference for the formulas is in https://github.com/mpascariu/MortalityLaws and would require adding them to src/parameterized_models.jl and adding some tests.

• gompertz0
• makeham0
• carriere1
• carriere2

[alecloudenback]

The models themselves are good first issues, but the method/API is more advanced

[alecloudenback]

Partially done in #47 and #45

[alecloudenback]

Major progress in #75

[leeyuntien]

Would also like to contribute to this issue. Please advise next steps. Thanks!

[alecloudenback]

IIRC, the first two listed above are just alternate formulations of the standard Gompertz/Makeham formulas. Implementation should be straightforward (ref the MIT-licensed R package MortalityLaws), but it would be good to put thought into if there is a better name than Name0.

The Carrrie ones, IIRC are combinations of other distirbutions? If that's the right memory, than one possible implementation would be a new struct with the underlying parametric models passed as its fields.

[leeyuntien]

Tried to implement and added AlterMakeham, AlterGompertz, Carriere1 and Carriere2 and updated parameterized_models.jl. Please advise how it can be uploaded/pulled to review.

[alecloudenback]

Awesome! Check out this article about creating a pull request: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-create-a-pull-request-on-github

A PR will allow the automated tests/checks to occur and makes it easy to review the changes.

[leeyuntien]

My bad not to keep this up to date. Are these issues still open, since there does not seem carriere models? Thanks.

[leeyuntien]

There was a comment on this issue but it seemed disappeared. Can you advise what the status is again? Thanks.

[alecloudenback]

Hey, I think you may be referring to the open PR, which just needs tests before merging: #120 (comment)