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Leslie Matrix

Usage

leslie(mx, fx, age.mx, age.fx, srb = 100/205, fin = TRUE, ...)

Arguments

mx

Numeric array of age specific mortality rates.

fx

Numeric array of age specific fertility rates.

age.mx

Numeric array of ages for mx.

age.fx

Numeric array of ages for fx.

srb

Numeric. Sex ratio at birth. Usually it is assumed that for males it is 105/205, for females it is 100/205. By default, it is 100/205.

fin

Logical. Should the survival rate for the last age-group be nonzero? By default it is FALSE, so the last survival rate is 0 as in classical model. Otherwise, it is \(T_{x}/T_{x-1}\).

...

Optional. Additional arguments for LT() function.

Value

Matrix.