Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) is calculated using live births in the denominator rather than total population because:
A. Infant deaths are directly linked to birth cohort, not total population size
B. It simplifies calculation
C. Total population data is unavailable
D. It aligns with maternal mortality calculation
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
IMR measures risk per birth event; using live births as denominator reflects the population at risk (newborns), providing a more accurate and comparable measure of infant survival than per total population.
Consider the following statements: 1. Weighted mean considers the relative importance of different items. 2. Combined mean depends on group sizes and group means. 3. Arithmetic mean is always the best measure for skewed data. Which is/are correct?
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