EPI5.7: STANDARDIZATION:DON'T PANIC!
 

STANDARDISATION: DON'T PANIC!

  DIRECT INDIRECT
Reference population supplies Age distribution Age specific rates
Index population supplies Age specific rates Age distribution
Calculate Age adjusted rates Expected number of cases
Calculate ratio Standardised rate ratio (SRR) Standardised morbidity or mortality ratio:
SMR = # observed /# expected

Interactive Examples

The Examples listed below have been included in order to illustrate the concepts discussed in this Section.

Question 1 Question 3 Question 5
Question 2 Question 4