A variety of rates can be calculated according to need, including incidence, prevalence, adjusted, and specific rates. What is an adjusted rate?
A) Statistical procedure that removes the effects of differences in the composition of a population, such as age, when comparing one to another.
B) Measure of the probability that people without a certain condition will develop that condition over a period of time.
C) Measures the number of people in a given population who have an existing condition at a given point in time.
D) Detailed rates that are calculated using the number of people in the smaller subgroups of the population in the denominator.
A
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