On Fri, 11 Feb 2000 10:02:54 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... > Suppose I want to explain number of deaths of time from a fixed pool of > people (got ur attention? :) < snip, detail > > > I guess it is a panel data analysis problem with binomial dependant > variable. < snip, the rest > It sounds to me exactly like a life-table problem, which could make good use of life-table methods. Those are rather varied, but you might look into maximum likelihood Weibul models for death rates for national populations, or Cox proportionate regression for comparison of smaller cohorts where there are covariates for each individual. Look for comparable literature in your own area. -- Rich Ulrich, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pitt.edu/~wpilib/index.html =========================================================================== This list is open to everyone. Occasionally, people lacking respect for other members of the list send messages that are inappropriate or unrelated to the list's discussion topics. Please just delete the offensive email. For information concerning the list, please see the following web page: http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ ===========================================================================
