RISK Flashcards
1
Q
what is risk?
A
the probability that an event will occur during a specific time
2
Q
how do you calculate risk of disease?
A
number who got disease/ number of people
3
Q
how do you calculate risk difference?
A
risk with disease-risk without disease
4
Q
how do you calculate risk ratio?
A
risk with disease/risk without disease
5
Q
when do we use odds ratios?
A
when we can’t calculate risk ratios
6
Q
what is relative risk?
A
a measure of the risk of a certain event happening in one group compared to the risk of the same event happening in another group (aka risk ratio)
7
Q
what is absolute risk?
A
the probability or chance of an event (the size of risk)
