This course introduces survival models and discusses their estimation and their application to mortality. Topics covered will include: an introduction to the life table; survival models; estimation procedures for lifetime distributions; statistical models of transfers between multiple states; maximum likelihood estimation of transition intensities for such models; binomial model of mortality including estimation and comparison with multiple state models; exposed to risk and methods for smoothing crude mortality rate data.

On completion of the course students should understand and be able to apply the techniques outlined in the course description.

Assessment for this course will comprise:

• Mid Semester Exam 20%
• Final Examination 80%

10 hours per week

STAT2001 Introductory Mathematical Statistics and STAT2008 Regression Modelling

See Course Website:  http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=STAT3032

For further information please refer to http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=STAT3032