Relative Risk and Related Measures

Synopsis: An activity which involves reading two separate articles on relative risk and related measures.  Students should work on this activity with at least one other student.

Type of activity: In-class, small-group

Statistical topics: relative risk, related measures

Time needed: 15 minutes

Materials needed:

Procedure:
  1. Ask students to break up into groups with at least one other student.
  2. Give one activity form to each group.
  3. Ask the students to read both of the articles carefully and then have them answer the questions pertaining to those articles on the activity form.
Comments from others who have tried activity:  None.

Supplementary materials:  Activity Form: HTML Version
 

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This activity was submitted by Laura J. Simon: lsimon@stat.psu.edu