Attributable Risk Is Determined by Subtracting the ______ Rate of a Disease

question 18

Multiple Choice

Attributable risk is determined by subtracting the ______ rate of a disease in people who have been exposed to a risk factor from the ______ rate of the disease in people who have not been exposed to the risk factor.

• A) incidence; prevalence
• B) prevalence; incidence
• C) prevalence; prevalence
• D) incidence; incidence

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Definitions:

Conditional Claim

A statement that asserts the truth of something based on a condition being met or a hypothesis being true.

Valid Argument

An argument whose conclusion logically follows from its premises, ensuring that if the premises are true, the conclusion must also be true.

Conclusion

The final part of something, such as an argument or piece of writing, summarizing the main points and often expressing a final judgment or decision.

Invalid Arguments

Arguments that fail to follow logical form, where the conclusion does not logically follow from the premises.