EASY WAY TO LEARN STANDARDIZATION : DIRECT AND INDIRECT METHODS

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Published: 31-01-2000
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21315/
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easy way, standardization methods, direct, indirect

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Nyi Nyi Naing
Unit of Biostatistics & Research Methodology School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

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In direct age-adjustment, a common age-structured population is used as standard. This population may actually exist (e.g., United States population, 1999) or may be fictitious (e.g., two populations may be combined to create a standard). In indirect age-adjustment, a common set of age-specific rates is applied to the populations whose rates are to be standardized. The simplest and most useful form of indirect adjustment is the standardized mortality ratio (SMR) (5).

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2000)

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Nyi Nyi Naing. EASY WAY TO LEARN STANDARDIZATION : DIRECT AND INDIRECT METHODS. Malays J Med Sci [Internet]. 2000 Jan. 31 [cited 2026 Nov. 11];7(1):10-5. Available from: https://ejournal.usm.my/mjms/article/view/mjms_vol7-no1-2000_3