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Vital statistics include:

A. GDP

B. Crop production

C. Stock prices

D. Births and deaths

Answer: Option D

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

Vital events are births, deaths, marriages, divorces.

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The Crude Birth Rate (CBR) is defined as the number of live births per:

A. 1,000 women in the childbearing age

B. 100 women in the childbearing age

C. 100,000 mid-year population

D. 1,000 mid-year population

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
CBR is the simplest measure of fertility, calculated as (Total Live Births / Mid-year Population) × 1000.

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Yule's coefficient of association (Q) for attributes A and B ranges between:

A. -∞ and +∞

B. 0 and N

C. -1 and +1

D. 0 and 1

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Yule's Q = [(AB)(αβ) - (Aβ)(αB)] / [(AB)(αβ) + (Aβ)(αB)], which ranges from -1 (perfect negative association) to +1 (perfect positive association), with 0 indicating independence.

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Direct standardization of death rates requires:

A. Fertility data for adjustment

B. Age-specific death rates of the study population and age distribution of a standard population

C. Crude death rates of both populations

D. Total deaths and population for both groups

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Direct standardization applies the study population's age-specific death rates to a standard age structure to compute a hypothetical crude rate, enabling comparison free from age composition effects.

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