About standardization all are true except:
Direct standardization Indirect Standardization Method Use actual ASDRs on the standard age structure Use standard ASDRs on the actual age structure Utility when No. of deaths in each group Population in each age group Both are available Both are unavailable ASDRs: Age specific death rate Ref: Park 25th edition Pgno: 63
Age specific death rate is not needed
A standard population is needed
Population should be comparable
Two populations are compared
Epidemiology