BRIDGE OF LIFE: ANIMATIONS

described

in the article
Cultural imagery and statistical models of the force of mortality: Addison, Gompertz and Pearson.
Turner EL and Hanley JA.     J. R. Statist. Soc. A (2010) 173, Part 3, pp. 483-499.

and in various presentations, e.g.,
presentation by JH to the Statistical Society of Montreal

BRIDGES OF LIFE -- after Addison, 1711 If your OS still allows it, the following lifetables can be animated using the original java app. This R code, derived in 2021 from the java script, provides another, albeit slower, way: THIS 2026 SHINY code, converted by Google AI from the R code, provides a more elegant interface. It is best viewed in a browser rather than in the R Studio pane. * Sweden, Female, 1751-1851 (cohort)       frames/second:   1   5   15   25   100       or ...   screenshot * England, Male, 1871-1880 (current)       frames/second:   1   5   15   25   100     or   screenshot or .mov * France, 1895 (current)     Male   * France, 1895-2004 (cohort)     Male   Female   * Switzerland, 1895-2004 (cohort)     Male   Female   * Canada, Female, 2000-2002 (current)       frames/second:   1   5   15   25   100       or ...   screenshot   * PhD in Epidemiology & Biostatistics (1970-2002)       frames/second:   5   25   *************************************************************************************** BRIDGES OF LIFE -- after Pearson, 1897 * England, Male, 1871-1880 (current)       frames/second:   PAUSE/STOP | 1 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 100 | 500   Updated: June 8, 2026