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Whittaker-Henderson

\ˈwɪtəkər\-\ˈhɛndərsən\

The Whittaker-Henderson model is a mathematical tool which is used to analyze and extrapolate trends in historical mortality.

It uses a mathematical technique called difference equations to smooth between neighbouring points.

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