Evidence-Based Practice / Unit 6 EBP 0845 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Relative Measures Hide Baseline Risk
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The idea
Relative risk reduction does not reflect baseline risk, so it cannot distinguish a large treatment effect from a small one.
In practice
One relative reduction quoted for two populations whose actual gains differ enormously.
Where people slip
A relative figure travels between populations unchanged while what it is worth changes completely.
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