Evidence-Based Practice / Unit 6 EBP 0847 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Same Relative Figure, Different Numbers Needed
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The idea
Because the absolute reduction differs between low-risk and high-risk patients, the number needed to treat differs sharply as well.
In practice
Many low-risk patients treated for one benefit, against far fewer at high risk.
Where people slip
This is the strand's argument in one line: the relative figure is the same, and the decision is not.
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