bamp (version 2.1.3)

coh: Compute cohort index from age and period index

Description

Compute cohort index from age and period index

Usage

coh(agegroup, period, noa, periods_per_agegroup)

Value

cohort index

Arguments

agegroup

age group index

period

period index

noa

number of age groups in total

periods_per_agegroup

periods per age group

Examples

# last agegroup in first period equals first cohort
coh(10, 1, 10, 5)  

# first agegroup in last period equals last cohort 
coh(1, 8, 10, 5)