Barry J. Everitt
Abstract
Abstract Perceptions of risk are influenced by the way the risks are presented.Relative risk is often used in medicine, but for the individual, the absolute risk and the absolute risk reduction are more important. The latter is often presented in an alternative form as number needed to treat.
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Abstract Perceptions of risk are influenced by the way the risks are presented.Relative risk is often used in medicine, but for the individual, the absolute risk and the absolute risk reduction are more important. The latter is often presented in an alternative form as number needed to treat.
Key concepts: Absolute (philosophy), Absolute risk reduction, Reduction (mathematics), Risk analysis (engineering), Medicine, Mathematics, Statistics, Philosophy