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Analytical Methods

This section explains in detail the methods used to calculate data shown on the Local Health Data section of the Public Health Directorate website, and other methods commonly used in Public Health Analysis. See Understanding Public Health for a more general explanation of different types of public health analysis. For details of statistics and an overview of epidemiology, see Useful Links

Townsend Scores
How to calculate 
Excel Spreadsheet template

Jarman Scores
How to calculate 
Excel Spreadsheet template

Indirectly Standardised Rates (SMRs)
How to calculate 
Excel Spreadsheet template

Directly Standardised Rates
How to calculate 
Excel Spreadsheet template

Local Population Estimates
How to calculate 

Life Expectancy
How to calculate 
Excel Spreadsheet template

ICD10 Codes for Sure Start Targets
List in an Excel Spreadsheet

 

Useful Links

Epidemiology for the Uninitiated - BMJ Publishing Group 1997
http://www.bmj.com/epidem/epid.html

Statistics at Square One - BMJ Publishing Group 1997
http://bmj.com/collections/statsbk/index.shtml

Electronic Textbook StatStat
http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/stathome.html  

 

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