Plane inclinations: A critique of hypothesis and model choice in Barbi et al

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This study highlights how the mortality plateau in Barbi and colleagues can be generated by low-frequency, randomly distributed age-misreporting errors. Furthermore, sensitivity of the late-life mortality plateau in Barbi and colleagues to the particular age range selected for regression is illustrated. Collectively, the simulation of age-misreporting errors in late-life human mortality data and a less-specific model choice than that of Barbi and colleagues highlight a clear alternative hypothesis to explanations based on evolution, the cessation of ageing, and population heterogeneity.

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Newman, S. J. (2018). Plane inclinations: A critique of hypothesis and model choice in Barbi et al. PLoS Biology, 16(12). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000048

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