STATISTICAL TESTS FOR POPULATION MORTALIT Y INDICATORS

Authors
JOUGLA E
Citation
E. Jougla, STATISTICAL TESTS FOR POPULATION MORTALIT Y INDICATORS, Revue d'epidemiologie et de sante publique, 45(1), 1997, pp. 78-84
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
Revue d'epidemiologie et de sante publique → ACNP
ISSN journal
03987620
Volume
45
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
78 - 84
Database
ISI
SICI code
0398-7620(1997)45:1<78:STFPMY>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The objective of this note is to present simple statistical tests appl ied to common comparison problems met in descriptive studies in the ge neral population, These tests apply to classical mortality indicators crude and specific death rates, standardized rates (direct and indirec t methods). The tests are based on the convergence of the Poisson dist ribution towards the normal distribution. For each type of comparison, confidence intervals are also provided.