Evidence-Based Practice / Unit 6 EBP 0836 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Relative Risk Reduction
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The idea
Relative risk reduction expresses the change in risk as a proportion of the comparison group's risk, usually as a percentage.
In practice
A one-point difference on a base of two points, reported as a fifty percent reduction.
Where people slip
A relative reduction is a percentage of a percentage. It is the measure most often quoted and the least self-explanatory.
Your place on the trail
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