Load libraries | Introduction | Data layout | Running a first analysis | Running the analysis with JAGS | Going further | References

References

Benjamin Gompertz and the Gompertz distribution | The Gompertz distribution with NIMBLE and JAGS | Mathematical notation | References

JAGS vs. NIMBLE vs. Stan | Parallel processing and number of chains | References

Import of data | Displaying the life table | Plotting the results | Going further

Introduction | Overview of features | Ease and flexibility of the input | Sophisticated means of computation | Comprehensiveness of output | Many further functions | Conclusion | References

Münsingen | Archaeological background | The data set | Constructing the life table | Mortality patterns | Magdalenenberg | Archaeological Background | Comparing Early Iron Age (Magdalenenberg) and Middle/Late Iron Age (Münsingen-Rain) | References

Load libraries | Smoothing of data | Representativeness of data | Correction of life table data after Bocquet-Appel and Masset | References

Load libraries | Introduction | Indices of reproduction | Mortality rate | Birth and death rates according to Buikstra et al. 1986 | Reproduction rates | Rate of dependent individuals | Relation between female and male individuals | Maternal mortality | Population size | References

Load libraries | Make test data available | Clean up data | Analysis preparation | Analysis | Plot | References

Calibration (R_Date) | Simulation (R_Simulate) | Simulate Sum Calibration | Execute custom OxCal code