Clarify Absolute and Relative Risk for Learners
July 2025
You can help students and residents put risk in perspective when evaluating study results.
Encourage learners to use ABSOLUTE risk...not RELATIVE risk. Both come from the same data but tell different stories.
Relative risk reduction explains the proportional decrease in risk in the treatment group compared to the control group.
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