Table 1. Main functions of the package strandCet used in the example analysis.

Function	Description
life.tab	Constructs a regular life table
Si.mod	Performs a Siler model
Si.pred	Predicts the Siler mortality components
Est.life.tab	Estimates a life table with the Siler mortality estimates
HP.priors	Compiles priors in the format required by the adapted Heligman-Pollard model
HP.mod	Performs an adapted Heligman-Pollard model
HP.pred	Predicts the adapted Heligman-Pollard mortality components
HP.CI	Calculates credible intervals for the Heligman-Pollard mortality components
life.Leslie	Constructs the life table required for constructing a Leslie matrix
Leslie.matrix	Constructs Leslie matrices
Leslie.pred	Projects Leslie matrices
eigen.analysis	Calculates population parameters from the Leslie projections