How Should the Nurse Researcher Most Accurately Interpret a Relative

question 4

Multiple Choice

How should the nurse researcher most accurately interpret a relative risk that is less than 1.0?

• A) There is no difference between the experimental and control group outcomes.
• B) The risk of the event is reduced in EER compared with CER.
• C) The risk of an event is greater in EER compared with CER.
• D) Difference in risk of outcome between patients who have had the event and those who have not.

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Definitions:

Marginal Costs

The supplementary cost arising from the manufacture of an extra unit of a good or service.

Variable Inputs

Inputs that can be adjusted in the short term to alter the level of output in the production process.

Marginal Cost Function

A mathematical representation showing how the cost of producing one additional unit of a good changes as production volume changes.

Optimal Output

The level of production that maximizes a firm’s profit or minimizes its cost under given conditions.