Ted Holford, PhD: “Age-period-cohort modeling” (conceptual)

Ted Holford, PhD: “Age-period-cohort modeling” (conceptual)
This module will teach you how to:
1) Express temporal trends from an age, period, and cohort perspective.
2) Parameterize time in a statistical model.
3) Partition temporal trends into linear and curvature effects.
4) Model trends of ever smoking prevalence.
5) Model trends in smoking initiation and cessation probabilities.
6) Combine the contributions of initiation and cessation to quantify smoking exposure.
7) Quantify the effect of smoking on population health.