Standard Population: From 2 Different Sources
A population in which the age and sex composition is known precisely, as a result of a census. A standard population is used as a comparison group in the procedure for standardizing mortality rates.
a notional population used in standardization (see standardized rates). The European standard population is a population of two million, with a defined age structure. It is younger than the England population, and has similar age structures for males and females.
A measure of the amount by which each value deviates from the mean; equal to the square root of the variance, i.e. the square root of the average of the squared deviations from the mean. It is the most commonly used measure of dispersion of statistical data.... standard deviation
A level of quality that all health plans and providers are required to meet in order to offer services to clients/consumers.... minimum standard
The group of persons for whom an intervention is planned. For example, the targeting of services to particular user groups.... targeting / target population / target group
A standard against which facilities or programmes are evaluated to determine if they will be accredited.... accreditation standard
See “population ageing”.... ageing of the population
The quality of care and quality of life objectives set by an authority which the service providers should strive to achieve for all people.... outcome standard
A group of individuals or items that share one or more characteristics from which data can be gathered and analysed.... population
The increase over time in the proportion of the population of a specified older age.... population ageing
The study of changes in the number and composition of individuals in a population and the factors that influence those changes. Population dynamics involves five basic components of interest, to which all changes in populations can be related: birth, death, sex ratio, age structure and dispersal.... population dynamics
A graphic presentation of the age and sex composition of the population.... population pyramid
Health services targeted at populations with specific diseases or disorders.... population-based services
The base population from which a sample is drawn at the time of initial sampling. The standard against which a population that is being studied can be compared. See “population”.... reference population
A quality, measure or reference point established as a rule or model by authorities, custom or general consent, against which things can be evaluated or should conform.... standard
In statistics, the standard error is defined as the standard deviation of an estimate. That is, multiple measurements of a given value will generally group around the mean (or average) value in a normal distribution. The shape of this distribution is known as the standard error.... standard error
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