Stats #23: What Do All These Numbers Mean? Odds Ratios and Relative Risks
Content: This two hour training class will teach you some of the numbers used in studies where the outcome only has two possible values (e.g., dead/alive). This class is useful for anyone who has to interpret research findings in medical journals.
Objectives: In this class you will learn how to:
- list the advantages of the odds ratio;
- list the advantages of the relative risk;
- compute and interpret the number needed to treat.
Teaching strategies: Didactic lectures and small group exercises.
IRB Education Credits: This class does not qualify for IRB Education Credits (IRBECs).
Outline:
- Overview of the STATS web pages
- Consulting services that I provide
- Exercises for Stats #23
- Odds ratio versus relative risk
- Number needed to treat
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