In: Statistics and Probability
Which of the following is the correct interpretation of a risk ratio?
a. Coffee drinkers are "x" times as likely to develop anxiety as compared to non-drinkers
b. The excess risk of anxiety among the coffee drinkers is "x"
c. The excess risk of anxiety among the entire freshmen population is "x"
Answer:
Which of the following is the correct interpretation of a risk ratio?
Answer: Here the numeric value of the risk ratio is "5"
So Coffee drinkers are “5” times as likely to develop anxiety as compared to non- drinkers
Therefore the correct interpretation of a risk ratio is Coffee drinkers are "x" times as likely to develop anxiety as compared to non-drinkers.
Hence the "option-a" is the correct answer.