A Note on a Semiparametric Estimator of Mortality
关于自然死亡率半参数估计量的一则说明
A semiparametric estimator of natural mortality, introduced by Hearn, Sandland & Hampton (1987), was studied by Leigh (1988), who noted that its asymptotic variance may sometimes be infinite. We discuss the nonnorrnal asymptotic behaviour that can occur in this case, and remark on difficulties that it causes in practice.