Relative Risk, Increased Risk, and Odds Ratios

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Relative Risk, Increased Risk, and Odds Ratios

Example: Plaque Breaks and Heart Attacks

The comparison

Relative risk

Example: Gender and Tattoos

The comparison

Interpretation of relative risk

Interpretation of relative risk

Increased Risk as an alternative to Relative Risk

Increased Risk

Increased risk

Increased risk

Caution!

Odds

Interpreting odds

Example: Gender and Tattoos

Odds of Not Having a Tattoo

Odds ratio

The comparison

What to know?

Author: Laura J. Simon

Email: lsimon@stat.psu.edu

Home Page: http://www.stat.psu.edu/~lsimon/stat250/fa99/admin/

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