Hi!
I suggest you take a look at:
www.childrensmercy.org/stats/journal/oddsratio.asp
There you find a good explanation and also some excellent examples on OR vs
RR.
Best,
Bengt
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>Can anyone suggest an easy guide to odds ratios and other basic stats
>functions?
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>A clinical friend has asked for some help with a dissertation and
>understanding source papers, this is not her area of expertise and she
>has been frightened off by the scholarly texts she has been directed
>too - I suspect her supervisors are not in their area of comfort with
>this either.
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>I have moved professionally away from supporting EBH and so am not up
>to date with user friendly articles. Dare I admit that I looked at
>the wikipedia which seemed comprehensive but impenetrable to the novice.
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>suggestions very welcome
>
>Jane Hartley
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