actuaran sobre

English translation: actually apply to

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Spanish term or phrase:actuaran sobre
English translation:actually apply to
Entered by: DLyons

09:38 Dec 11, 2015
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Mathematics & Statistics / Standardized mortality rates
Spanish term or phrase: actuaran sobre
Would it be correct to translate this as 'apply to'?

Recordemos que la razón de mortalidad estandarizada—RME—, es igual al cociente entre el número de defunciones observadas por el número de defunciones esperadas si las tasas de mortalidad por grupos de edad de la población de referencia **actuaran sobre** la población de interés.

Si las tasas de mortalidad de referencia pueden considerarse precisas (es decir, con un error aleatorio muy bajo, o sea, obtenidas a partir de poblaciones grandes) entonces la RME depende solo del numerador y por lo tanto, el intervalo de confianza se construye de igual forma que para una tasa de mortalidad bruta o específica, pero se divide por el número de defunciones esperadas. El método de Chi cuadrado o de Byar serían los recomendados. Cabe señalar que el software Epidat 4.1(SERGAS, 2015) usa el método de Byar para el ajuste indirecto.
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 22:39
actually apply to
Explanation:
The SMR is assuming that the age specific death rates from the general population may validly be applied to the study population.

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Or "are valid for"

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Note added at 7 hrs (2015-12-11 17:29:47 GMT)
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Just noticed this is what you suggested yourself!
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DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 05:39
Grading comment
Thanks, Donal!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1have an influence on / affect
Neil Ashby
4actually apply to
DLyons
4were applied to
Thomas Walker
4 -1(should mortality rates) impact
Francois Boye


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
have an influence on / affect


Explanation:
if the mortality rates for age groups in the reference pop. have an influence on the target pop.

or

whether or not the mortality rates for age groups in the reference pop. affect the target pop.

Neil Ashby
Spain
Local time: 06:39
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jude dabo: ok
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Jude
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
(should mortality rates) impact


Explanation:
my take

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 01:39
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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disagree  DLyons: Makes no sense.
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
actually apply to


Explanation:
The SMR is assuming that the age specific death rates from the general population may validly be applied to the study population.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2015-12-11 16:50:17 GMT)
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Or "are valid for"

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Note added at 7 hrs (2015-12-11 17:29:47 GMT)
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Just noticed this is what you suggested yourself!

DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 05:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 263
Grading comment
Thanks, Donal!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Donal! With your endorsement, I know I'm on safe ground. I like 'actually' as well.

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1 day 12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
were applied to


Explanation:
The phrase we're looking at here is "si las tasas de mortalidad por grupos de edad de la población de referencia **actuaran sobre** la población de interés." The subject is "las tasas", & it's in subjuntivo, pretérito imperfecto, so: "if the mortality rates of the age groups in the reference population **were applied to** the population of interest".

Thomas Walker
United States
Local time: 22:39
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Tom. I see your point.

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