1. Survivorship Curves
Survivorship is the number of individuals alive at the beginning of a time period or age interval, ultimately a mortality rate. ... The mortality data was collected physically in the form of a historic cohort where individuals who died before 1900 were recorded. ... A type II curve indicates that a mortality rate is constant over the individuals lifespan. ... Based on the collected mortality data the survivorship graphed in Figure 1 (see attached) resembles a type I survivorship curve. ... The survivorship curve also shows that the mortality rate is not constant which indicates that indivi...
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