RISK Flashcards
1
Q
what is relative risk
A
ratio of risk in the experimental group to the risk in the control group
EER/CER
2
Q
EER vs CER
A
EER = rate at which events occur in experiment group
e.g patients who experienced a symptom / total number of patients
CER = rate at which events occur in the control group
3
Q
how to calculate relative risk reduction
A
(EER-CER)/CER
4
Q
positive predictive value
A
true positives / ( true positives + false positives)
5
Q
sensitivity
A
true positives / ( true positives + false negatives)
6
Q
negative predictive values
A
true negatives / ( true negatives + false negatives)
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