title: [Statistic tests concerning population mortality indicators].
abstract: The objective of this note is to present simple statistical tests applied to common comparison problems met in descriptive studies in the general population. These tests apply to classical mortality indicators: crude and specific death rates, standardized rates (direct and indirect methods). The tests are based on the convergence of the Poisson distribution towards the normal distribution. For each type of comparison, confidence intervals are also provided.
authors.affiliation: INSERM SC8 44, Le Vésinet, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jougla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality; D011336:Probability