The News Reports That the Relative Risk for Contracting a Deadly

question 80

Multiple Choice

The news reports that the relative risk for contracting a deadly new disease is increased 65 percent if you are left-handed.Being a lefty yourself, what should you check first before becoming alarmed?

• A) confidence intervals for the study
• B) number of people in the general population who are left-handed
• C) base rate of the occurrence of the disease in the general population
• D) where the nearest emergency room is located

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