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odds and odds ratio, risk ratio  

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  • The main goal of many medical studies is to evaluate the effect of a treatment or the risk of disease under given conditions. This entry introduces and discusses measures of effect and/or risk when the factors or variables of interest are categorical (i.e., nominal) in nature. [Source: Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making; Odds and Odds Ratio, Risk Ratio]

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