Gompertz, Makeham, and Siler models explain Taylor's law in human mortality data
<b>Background</b>: Taylor's law (TL) states a linear relationship on logarithmic scales between the variance and the mean of a nonnegative quantity. TL has been observed in spatiotemporal contexts for the population density of hundreds of species including humans. TL also describes...
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
2018-03-01
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| Series: | Demographic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol38/29/ |