The STDRATE Procedure

Applicable Data Sets and Required Variables for Method Specifications

The METHOD= and DATA= options are required in the STDRATE procedure. The METHOD= option specifies the standardization method, and the DATA= and REFDATA= options specify the study populations and reference population, respectively. You can use the GROUP= option in the POPULATION statement to identify various study populations. Table 95.2 lists applicable data sets for each method.

Table 95.2: Applicable Data Sets for Method Specifications

   

 Number of Populations 

 

METHOD=  

 

 in DATA= Data Set 

 REFDATA= Data Set 

DIRECT

 

1

X

   

2

X

MH

 

2

 

INDIRECT

 

1

X


Table 95.3 lists the required variables for each method.

Table 95.3: Required Variables for Method Specifications

     

DATA= Data Set

 

REFDATA= Data Set

METHOD=  

STAT=  

 

 RATE 

 RISK 

 TOTAL

 

 RATE 

 RISK 

 TOTAL

DIRECT

RATE

 

X

         

X

 

RISK

   

X

       

X

MH

RATE

 

X

 

X

       
 

RISK

   

X

X

       

INDIRECT

RATE

     

X

 

X

   
 

RISK

     

X

   

X

 


The symbol "X" indicates that the variable is either explicitly specified or implicitly available from other variables. For example, when STAT=RATE, the variable RATE is available if the corresponding variables EVENT and TOTAL are specified.