Visualizing age-period-cohort trend surfaces: A synoptic approach

Abstract

Jolley D (Cancer Epidemiology Centre, 1 Rathdowne Street, Canton South, Australia 3053) and Giles GG. Visualizing age-period-cohort trend surfaces: a synoptic approach. International Journal of Epidemiology 1992; 21: 178-182.Mortality data from 1950 to 1986 in Australia have been used to exemplify a method of displaying trends by age and cohort in populations over time. The visual summary or synoptic method Illustrated here is similar to a topographic map with age and calendar time as its ordinates. This method is complementary to conventional analyses of age-period-cohort data which lack a summary graphic view other than that provided by the trend in age-standardized rates or a three dimens..