Essays about: "World s Oldest Person Titleholders"

Found 1 essay containing the words World s Oldest Person Titleholders.

  1. 1. An Extreme Value Approach to Age Limit Analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Christ-Roi Musonere; [2020]
    Keywords : World s Oldest Person Titleholders; Extreme Value Theory; Generalized Extreme Value Distribution; Generalized Pareto Distribution; Non-Stationary GEV Model; Survival Analysis.; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : A fundamental question in aging research is if the human lifespan has reached its maximum, as it has practical implications and affects the sustainability of our societies and health care systems. This thesis uses methods and techniques from extreme value theory to study human lifespan at extreme age, in particular the age at death of the world’s oldest person (WOP) titleholders. READ MORE