Questions and Answers
What is the definition of absolute risk?
The probability that a specified event will occur in a specified population, in contrast to the relative risk of the event, which compares absolute risks in different populations.
What is the number of events in a group divided by the total number of subjects in that group?
This is the number used to calculate the absolute risk, which presumes the population is a cohort.
What is the difference between absolute risk and relative risk?
Absolute risk is the probability that a specified event will occur in a specified population, while relative risk compares absolute risks in different populations.
