CH05 description of categorical data Medical Statistics医学统计学 教学课件.pptVIP

Chapter 5Description of categorical data Content Rate、proportion and ratio Application of relative numbers Standardization of rate Dynamic series and analysis index Section 1 Relative Numbers 1、Rate 2、Proportion 3、Ratio 1、Rate Rate：To describe the frequency or intension of some phenomenon. Example1 To investigate 8589 old people in some city in 1998, and 2823 people had hypertension. Morbidity rate： 2823 / 8589 ? 100% = 32.87% 2、Proportion Proportion: To describe the ratio of number of one part and the whole number in the same thing. Formula: Example2 C