Journal of Population Sciences
Table 4 Relative ease of assumption setting and scenario creation of the eight regional mortality forecast methods
From: Evaluation of simple methods for regional mortality forecasts
Method | Ease of assumption setting |
|---|---|
National Death Rates | Difficult (not really possible) |
SMR Scaling | Moderate |
Broad Age SMR Scaling | Moderate |
Mortality Surface | Moderate |
Brass Relational | Moderate |
Rate Ratio Scaling | Difficult |
Broad Age Rate Ratio Scaling | Difficult |
TOPALS | Difficult |