Common pitfalls in statistical analysis: Odds versus risk

In biomedical research, we are often interested in quantifying the relationship between an exposure and an outcome. “Odds” and “Risk” are the most common terms which are used as measures of association between variables. In this article, which is the fourth in the series of common pitfalls in statis...

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Autores principales: Ranganathan, Priya, Aggarwal, Rakesh, Pramesh, C. S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Statistics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4640017/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26623395
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-3485.167092
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description In biomedical research, we are often interested in quantifying the relationship between an exposure and an outcome. “Odds” and “Risk” are the most common terms which are used as measures of association between variables. In this article, which is the fourth in the series of common pitfalls in statistical analysis, we explain the meaning of risk and odds and the difference between the two.
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spelling pubmed-46400172015-11-30 Common pitfalls in statistical analysis: Odds versus risk Ranganathan, Priya Aggarwal, Rakesh Pramesh, C. S. Perspect Clin Res Statistics In biomedical research, we are often interested in quantifying the relationship between an exposure and an outcome. “Odds” and “Risk” are the most common terms which are used as measures of association between variables. In this article, which is the fourth in the series of common pitfalls in statistical analysis, we explain the meaning of risk and odds and the difference between the two. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4640017/ /pubmed/26623395 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-3485.167092 Text en Copyright: © 2015 Perspectives in Clinical Research http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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