Mortality Detail Files, 1972-1977
Mortality Detail Files, 1972-1977

Author: National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)

Publisher: Inter-University Consortium for Political & Social Research

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 77

ISBN-13: 9780891389408

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Data which represents an enumeration of every death and fetal death registered in the 50 states and the District of Columbia from mid-1972 through 1977. Information includes: place of residency, place of death, age, race and underlying cause of death. The collection consists of six data files; each file contains statistics for one discrete year during the period of collection.

Catalog of Public Use Data Tapes from the National Center for Health Statistics
Catalog of Public Use Data Tapes from the National Center for Health Statistics

Author: National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)

Publisher:

Published: 1980

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13:

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Abstract: A compendium of data tapes that are available for public use covers currently-available tapes providing health statistics in a variety of health-related areas. These areas include: health facilities; health resources utilization (national surveys of hospital discharges, ambulatory medical care, nursing homes); vital events (incidence data on births, deaths, marriages, divorces); national survey data on family growth, birth and death, and health interviews; and data from HANES I, and from the 3 health examination surveys (NHES I, II, and III). Guidelines are given for the availability of these data tapes, and a listing of available data sets and a sample order form are appended. (wz).

Forecasting Product Liability Claims
Forecasting Product Liability Claims

Author: Eric Stallard

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 9780387949871

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This selection of papers encompasses recent methodological advances in several important areas, such as multivariate failure time data and interval censored data, as well as innovative applications of the existing theory and methods. Using a rigorous account of statistical forecasting efforts that led to the successful resolution of the John-Manville asbestos litigation, the models in this volume can be adapted to forecast industry-wide asbestos liability. More generally, because the models are not overly dependent on the U.S. legal system and the role of asbestos, this volume will be of interest in other product liability cases, as well as similar forecasting situations for a range of insurable or compensational events. Throughout the text, the emphasis is on the iterative nature of model building and the uncertainty generated by lack of complete knowledge of the injury process. This uncertainty is balanced against the court's need for a definitive settlement, and how these opposing principles can be reconciled. A valuable reference for researchers and practitioners in the field of survival analysis.