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Convert probabilities of ever-smoking to age-specific probabilities

Source: R/p_dense.R
p_dense.Rd

Converts the Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF) of ever-smoking into the Probability Density Function (PDF), which represents the probability of initiating smoking at a specific age.

Usage

p_dense(
  data,
  cum_func_var,
  strat_vars = c("cohort", "sex", "imd_quintile"),
  lowest_year = 2003,
  max_year = 2100
)

Arguments

data

Data table with cumulative probabilities.

cum_func_var

Character - name of cumulative variable.

strat_vars

Character vector - stratification variables.

lowest_year

integer - start year filter.

max_year

integer - end year filter.