Answer to Question #43628 in Statistics and Probability for becka

Question

Using the indirect method of standardization, you calculate the standardized mortality ratio of Utah to be 1.06 or 106%. You know that the mortality ratio in the United States is 9.8 per 1000. The adjusted mortality rate for Utah, to one decimal place, is __ per 1000.

Answer 1

Dear visitor. To answer this question, we need three values of mortality rates, but we know only two of them. The formula is the risk adjusted mortality rate=Observed mortality rate*Overall (Weighted) Mortality Rate/Predicted mortality rate .