Calculating and interpreting absolute and relative change in an unwanted outcome after treatment

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• Format Videos
• Language/s English
• Target Audience Further education, Self-directed learning
• EBM Stage 3 - Appraising evidence
• Duration 5-15 mins
• Difficulty Intermediate

Key Concepts addressed

• 2-3b Relative measures of effects can be misleading

Details

Gilbert Welch’s 6-min video explaining how to calculate and interpret absolute and relative change in an unwanted outcome after using an intervention to prevent or treat a health problem.